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We found 38 communities that share the name High Point.
Within Washington, the name High Point is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This High Point is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of High Point.
Jefferson County
This High Point is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of High Point.
Marshall County
This High Point is located in Marshall County and lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of High Point.
Tuscaloosa County
This High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of High Point.
Arkansas
Garland County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of High Point [Garland County].
Delaware
New Castle County
This High Point is located in New Castle County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of High Point.
Florida
Hernando County
This High Point is located in Hernando County and lies 2,476 miles [3,984.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of High Point.
Palm Beach County
This High Point is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,681 miles [4,314.7 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of High Point.
Pinellas County
This High Point is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,498 miles [4,020.1 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of High Point.
Georgia
Camden County
This High Point is located in Camden County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of High Point.
Carroll County
This High Point is located in Carroll County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of High Point.
Douglas County
This High Point is located in Douglas County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of High Point.
Newton County
This High Point is located in Newton County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of High Point.
Walker County
This High Point is located in Walker County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of High Point.
Illinois
Cook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of High Point [Cook County].
Kane County
This High Point is located in Kane County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of High Point.
Iowa
Decatur County
This High Point is located in Decatur County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of High Point.
Kentucky
McCracken County
This High Point is located in McCracken County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of High Point.
Louisiana
La Salle Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of High Point [La Salle Parish].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This High Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of High Point.
Baltimore County
This High Point is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of High Point.
Garrett County
This High Point is located in Garrett County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of High Point.
Harford County
This High Point is located in Harford County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of High Point.
Montgomery County
This High Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of High Point.
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
This High Point is located in Tishomingo County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of High Point.
Missouri
Moniteau County
This High Point is located in Moniteau County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of High Point.
New Jersey
Ocean County
This High Point is located in Ocean County and lies 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of High Point.
North Carolina
Davidson County
This High Point is located in Davidson County and lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of High Point.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This High Point is located in Anderson County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of High Point.
Laurens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Point [Laurens County].
Tennessee
Campbell County
This High Point is located in Campbell County and lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of High Point.
Cocke County
This High Point is located in Cocke County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of High Point.
Morgan County
This High Point is located in Morgan County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of High Point.
Roane County
This High Point is located in Roane County and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of High Point.
Scott County
This High Point is located in Scott County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km] to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of High Point.
Texas
Hidalgo County
This High Point is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of High Point.
Virginia
Culpeper County
This High Point is located in Culpeper County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<1> to the east of the High Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of High Point.
Hopewell City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of High Point [Hopewell City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Point ...
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.
Cedar Grove (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 High Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Point and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Point to Seattle, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5332, Longitude: -121.9785 In this case, the coordinates for High Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 High Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 High Point 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 High Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.577 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.081 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.532 degrees.