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 Manitou Beach:
47.656181, -122.510853
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.
We found four communities that share the name Manitou Beach.
Within Washington, the name Manitou Beach is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Lenawee County
This Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the east of the Manitou Beach that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Manitou Beach.
Presque Isle County
This Manitou Beach is located in Presque Isle County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east of the Manitou Beach that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Manitou Beach.
New York
Monroe County
This Manitou Beach is located in Monroe County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<1> to the east of the Manitou Beach that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Manitou Beach.
Saskatchewan
This Manitou Beach lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Manitou Beach that is located in Kitsap County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou Beach ...
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.
Belltown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Manitou Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manitou Beach and extending to:
Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manitou Beach to Port Orchard, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 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 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
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- Manitou Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitou Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6562, Longitude: -122.5109
<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 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 Manitou Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.024 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.606 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.873 degrees.