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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 Kitts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitts Corner 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 Kitts Corner:
    • 47.297044, -122.313177
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kitts Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kitts Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Kitts Corner.

Within Washington, the name Kitts Corner is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Kitts Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Kitts Corner is located in Kent County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the east of the Kitts Corner that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Kitts Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitts Corner ...

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.

  • Christopher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
    • Christopher is located in King County
  • Dash Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
    • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
  • Federal Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Firwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
    • Firwood is located in Pierce County
  • Gardenville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
  • Lakota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
    • Lakota is located in King County
  • Mirror Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Mirror Lake is located in King County
  • Stuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
    • Stuck is located in King County

How Far From Kitts Corner to ...

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 Kitts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kitts Corner to Seattle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 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 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kitts Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitts Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kitts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2970, Longitude: -122.3132       In this case, the coordinates for Kitts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Kitts Corner 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 340.843 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.378 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.769 degrees.









 

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