Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Latona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Latona
- 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 Latona:
- 47.483155, -122.301235
- 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 Latona
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Latona is near Kitsap County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Latona ...
We found five communities that share the name Latona.
Within Washington, the name Latona is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latona ...
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.
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in King County
- Gregory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
- Gregory Heights is located in King County
- Highline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hillman City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
- Hillman City is located in King County
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Holly Park is located in King County
- Kennydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - May Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Skyway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in King County
- Vermontville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
- Vermontville is located in King County
How Far From Latona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Latona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Latona once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Latona and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies just to the North.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Latona to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 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 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
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 Latona, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4832, Longitude: -122.3012 In this case, the coordinates for Latona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Latona 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Latona 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 340.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.386 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.747 degrees. |