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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 Juanita:
47.707320, -122.210567
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.
We found five communities that are also named Juanita.
Within Washington, the name Juanita is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Archuleta County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Juanita [Archuleta County].
Louisiana
Beauregard Parish
This Juanita is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Juanita that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Juanita.
Missouri
New Madrid County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Juanita [New Madrid County].
New Mexico
Sandoval County
Although located in Sandoval County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Juanita.
North Dakota
Foster County
This Juanita is located in Foster County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the east of the Juanita that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foster County community of Juanita.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juanita ...
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 Juanita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Juanita and extending to:
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Juanita to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 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 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Juanita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Juanita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Juanita 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 Juanita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7073, Longitude: -122.2106 In this case, the coordinates for Juanita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.777 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.322 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.671 degrees.