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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delano Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delano Heights and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Delano Heights:
- 47.933485, -119.018077
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Delano Heights
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Delano Heights is near Douglas County and also Okanogan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Delano Heights
Communities Also Named Delano Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Delano Heights.
Within Washington, the name Delano Heights is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Delano Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Valley County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Delano Heights [Valley County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delano Heights ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bagdad Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Electric City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fordair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fordair is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordair
- Hartline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Mason City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mold ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mold is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
How Far From Delano Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Delano Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Delano Heights and extending to:
- Ephrata, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delano Heights to Ephrata, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delano Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delano Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Delano Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delano Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9335, Longitude: -119.0181 In this case, the coordinates for Delano Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.564 degrees. |
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