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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 Koontzville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Koontzville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Koontzville:
- 48.015709, -118.947244
- 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 Koontzville
- 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 Okanogan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Since Koontzville is near Douglas County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Koontzville
Communities Also Named Koontzville ...
We found two communities that are also named Koontzville.
Within Washington, the name Koontzville is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Koontzville is located in Guilford County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the east of the Koontzville that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Koontzville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Koontzville is located in Bedford County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the east of the Koontzville that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Koontzville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Koontzville ...
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.
- Bagdad Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Electric City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartline
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Mason City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mason City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mold ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mold is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
How Far From Koontzville 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 Koontzville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Koontzville and extending to:
- Okanogan, which is the Seat of Okanogan County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Koontzville to Okanogan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 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 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Koontzville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Koontzville 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 Koontzville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0157, Longitude: -118.9472 In this case, the coordinates for Koontzville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.103 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.51 degrees. |
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