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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 Island View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View 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 Island View:
    • 46.239302, -119.223349
    • 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 Island View
  • 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Since Island View is near Franklin County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 Island View

Communities Also Named Island View ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Island View.

Within Washington, the name Island View is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Island View is located in Glynn County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Island View.
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This Island View is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Island View.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Island View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Island View.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Island View is located in Delta County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Island View.
    • Minnesota
      • Koochiching County
      • This Island View is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Island View.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Island View lies 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Island View lies 2,742 miles [4,412.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
    • Ohio
      • Logan County
      • This Island View is located in Logan County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Island View.
      • Wood County
      • This Island View is located in Wood County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km] to the east of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Island View.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Island View lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Island View is located in Davis County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Island View that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Island View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View ...

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.

  • Badger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Badger is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Geneva Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Geneva Junction is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Junction
  • Hedges
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedges is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Humorist
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Humorist is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humorist
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Ruby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ruby is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Two Rivers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Vista is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

How Far From Island View to ...

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

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

  • Prosser, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Island View to Prosser, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Island View 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 Island View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2393, Longitude: -119.2233       In this case, the coordinates for Island View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.239 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.292 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.844 degrees.