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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 King Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Hill 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 King Hill:
    • 48.038147, -123.274903
    • 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 King Hill
  • 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
    • Since King Hill is near Jefferson County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 King Hill

Communities Also Named King Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named King Hill.

Within Washington, the name King Hill is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This King Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the King Hill that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of King Hill.
    • Idaho
      • Elmore County
      • This King Hill is located in Elmore County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the King Hill that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of King Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the King Hill that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of King Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Hill ...

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.

  • Crane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crane is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Happy Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Happy Valley is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Little Oklahoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • River Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • River Road is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Whiskey Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
  • Windy Arm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm

How Far From King Hill 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 King Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from King Hill to Port Angeles, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 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 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- King Hill) 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 King Hill 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 King Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0381, Longitude: -123.2749       In this case, the coordinates for King Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.676 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.38 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.349 degrees.