Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Heights
- 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 Highland Heights:
- 47.217029, -124.202957
- 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 Highland 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Highland Heights is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highland Heights ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Highland Heights.
Within Washington, the name Highland Heights is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Highland Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,600 miles [4,184.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Highland Heights.
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Highland Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Highland Heights.
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- This Highland Heights is located in Campbell County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Highland Heights.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Highland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 2,116 miles [3,405.4 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Highland Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware 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 Highland Heights [Delaware County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Highland Heights [Davidson County].
- Giles County
- This Highland Heights is located in Giles County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Highland Heights.
- Maury County
- This Highland Heights is located in Maury County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km] to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Highland Heights.
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Highland Heights [Shelby County].
- Wilson County
- This Highland Heights is located in Wilson County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km] to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Highland Heights.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Highland Heights is located in Harris County and lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Highland Heights.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Highland Heights is located in Northampton County and lies 2,512 miles [4,042.7 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Heights that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Highland Heights.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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.
- Aloha
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Burrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Gray Gables
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray Gables. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
- Humptulips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humptulips
- Humptulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humptulips <5>
- Iron Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Iron Springs is located in Grays Harbor County
- Ocean Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove is located in Grays Harbor County
- Ocean Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
- Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <5>
- Sunset Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
- Tulips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Highland Heights 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 Highland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Heights and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Heights to Montesano, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2170, Longitude: -124.2030 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Heights 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 Highland Heights 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Highland Heights 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 342.412 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.196 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.02 degrees. |