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We found nine communities that are also named Knapp.
Within Washington, the name Knapp is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Sangamon County
This Knapp is located in Sangamon County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Knapp.
Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Knapp is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Knapp.
Minnesota
Wright County
This Knapp is located in Wright County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the east of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Knapp.
New York
Saint Lawrence 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 New York community of Knapp [Saint Lawrence County].
Pennsylvania
Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Knapp [Tioga County].
Tennessee
Anderson County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Knapp [Anderson County].
Texas
Scurry County
This Knapp is located in Scurry County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of Knapp.
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
This Knapp is located in Pocahontas County and lies 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<1> to the east of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Knapp.
Wisconsin
Dunn County
This Knapp is located in Dunn County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the east of the Knapp that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Knapp.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knapp ...
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 Knapp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knapp and extending to:
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Knapp to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 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 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knapp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Knapp 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.
<3>
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 Knapp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Knapp 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 Knapp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7379, Longitude: -122.7326 In this case, the coordinates for Knapp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.109 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.611 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.145 degrees.