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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 Ellensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg:
- 46.999674, -120.548970
- 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 Ellensburg
- 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 Kittitas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- Since Ellensburg is near Yakima County and also Chelan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan 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 Ellensburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellensburg ...
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.
- Brace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brace is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Doris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doris is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Dutch Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dutch Settlement is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
- Fruitvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Hillside Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Horlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horlick is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Regal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Regal is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Ronald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- Vantage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ellensburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Ellensburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellensburg and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ellensburg to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellensburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9997, Longitude: -120.5490 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.64 degrees. |
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