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we pass this GPS location for Homan:
45.697817, -122.583819
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We found one communities that are also named Homan.
Within Washington, the name Homan is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Homan in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Miller County
This Homan is located in Miller County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Homan that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Homan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homan ...
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.
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 Homan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homan and extending to:
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Homan to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 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 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Homan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Homan 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 Homan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6978, Longitude: -122.5838
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.983 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.462 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.051 degrees.