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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dutch Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dutch Settlement and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dutch Settlement:
    • 47.253737, -120.457849
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dutch Settlement
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Dutch Settlement ...

We found four communities that share the name Dutch Settlement.

Within Washington, the name Dutch Settlement is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Dutch Settlement is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dutch Settlement that is located in Kittitas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Dutch Settlement.
      • Oswego County
      • This Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km] to the east of the Dutch Settlement that is located in Kittitas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Dutch Settlement.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Dutch Settlement.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dutch Settlement [Cambria County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutch Settlement ...

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.

  • Appleyard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
    • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
  • Horlick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horlick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
    • Horlick is located in Kittitas County
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Kittitas County
    • Former names for Liberty:
    • Meaghersville
    • Williams Creek
  • Monitor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Olds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
    • Olds is located in Chelan County
  • Rock Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Sunnyslope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
  • Terrace Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
    • Terrace Park is located in Douglas County

How Far From Dutch Settlement to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dutch Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dutch Settlement and extending to:

  • Ellensburg, which is the Seat of Kittitas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dutch Settlement to Ellensburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dutch Settlement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dutch Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dutch Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2537, Longitude: -120.4578       In this case, the coordinates for Dutch Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dutch Settlement could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Dutch Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.307 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.593 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.56 degrees.




 

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