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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 Huntsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntsville 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 Huntsville:
    • 46.286862, -118.107278
    • 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 Huntsville
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Huntsville is near Walla Walla County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Huntsville

Communities Also Named Huntsville ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Huntsville.

Within Washington, the name Huntsville is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Huntsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Huntsville.
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Huntsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Huntsville.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Huntsville [Arapahoe County].
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Huntsville is located in Litchfield County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Huntsville.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding 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 Georgia community of Huntsville [Paulding County].
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • This Huntsville is located in Schuyler County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Huntsville.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Huntsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Huntsville.
      • Randolph County
      • This Huntsville is located in Randolph County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km] to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Huntsville.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • This Huntsville is located in Reno County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Huntsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Huntsville is located in Butler County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Huntsville.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Huntsville is located in Prince George's County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Huntsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Montgomery County
      • This Huntsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Huntsville.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Huntsville is located in Randolph County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Huntsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Huntsville is located in Sussex County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Huntsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Yadkin County
      • This Huntsville is located in Yadkin County and lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Huntsville.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Huntsville is located in Butler County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Huntsville.
      • Logan County
      • This Huntsville is located in Logan County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km] to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Huntsville.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Huntsville is located in Pickaway County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km] to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Huntsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Huntsville lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Huntsville is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Huntsville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Huntsville [Providence County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • This Huntsville is located in Loudon County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Huntsville.
      • Scott County
      • This Huntsville is located in Scott County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the east of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Huntsville.
    • Texas
      • Walker County
      • This Huntsville is located in Walker County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Huntsville.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Huntsville is located in Weber County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Huntsville.
    • Vermont
      • Franklin County
      • This Huntsville is located in Franklin County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huntsville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Huntsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Huntsville [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntsville ...

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.

  • Berryman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
  • Climax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Climax is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Dixie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Five Points
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Long
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Long is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
  • Mountain Top
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Paddock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Powers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Powers is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Relief
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Starbuck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
  • Whetstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whetstone is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

How Far From Huntsville to ...

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 Huntsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Huntsville to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 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 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huntsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Huntsville 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>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 Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2869, Longitude: -118.1073    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.329 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.236 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.126 degrees.