Welcome to Hyak ...
Hyak is located in Kittitas County<1>.
The pronunciation of Hyak: HY-ak<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
Hyak is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hyak is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Hyak lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Hyak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hyak.
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <4>
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cabin Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
- Lester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in King County
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
- Pine Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
- Riverbend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverbend is located in King County
- Tanner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Tanner is located in King County
- Greenwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwater <4>
- Ronald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Ronald is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronald <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hyak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hyak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hyak. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hyak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyak. See our Newspapers Page for Hyak.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hyak ...
Looking for more information about Hyak? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hyak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hyak.
Adding Hyak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hyak in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hyak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Hyak post office opened in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyak.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Kittitas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Hyak. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hyak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |