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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 Indianola:
47.750034, -122.525679
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Indianola.
Within Washington, the name Indianola is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Humboldt County
This Indianola is located in Humboldt County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the south of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Indianola.
Florida
Brevard County
This Indianola is located in Brevard County and lies 2,592 miles [4,171.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Indianola.
Georgia
Lowndes County
This Indianola is located in Lowndes County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Indianola.
Illinois
Vermilion County
This Indianola is located in Vermilion County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the east of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Indianola.
Indiana
LaGrange County
This Indianola is located in LaGrange County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the east of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Indianola.
Iowa
Warren County
This Indianola is located in Warren County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the east of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Indianola.
Kansas
Butler 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 Kansas community of Indianola [Butler County].
Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Indianola [Shawnee County].
Mississippi
Sunflower County
This Indianola is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Indianola.
Nebraska
Red Willow County
This Indianola is located in Red Willow County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Indianola.
Oklahoma
Pittsburg County
This Indianola is located in Pittsburg County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Indianola.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Indianola is located in Allegheny County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the east of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Indianola.
Texas
Calhoun County
This Indianola is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Indianola.
Utah
Sanpete County
This Indianola is located in Sanpete County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Indianola that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Indianola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indianola ...
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.
Central Valley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Indianola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indianola and extending to:
Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indianola to Port Orchard, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 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 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indianola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indianola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7500, Longitude: -122.5257
<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 Indianola 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.
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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>
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 Indianola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.04 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.63 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.875 degrees.