Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manzanita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manzanita and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manzanita
- 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 Manzanita:
- 47.676207, -122.559582
- 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 Manzanita
- 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 Kitsap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Since Manzanita is near King County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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 Manzanita ...
We found five communities that share the name Manzanita.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Manzanita.
Beyond Washington, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Butte 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 California community of Manzanita [Butte County].
- Marin County
- This Manzanita is located in Marin County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the south of the Manzanita that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Manzanita.
- San Diego County
- This Manzanita is located in San Diego County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km] to the south southeast of the Manzanita that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Manzanita.
- Oregon
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manzanita ...
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.
- Central Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
- Central Valley is located in Kitsap County
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Eagledale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Meadowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Kitsap County
- Seabold
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Silverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <4>
- Virginia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Manzanita 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 Manzanita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manzanita and extending to:
- Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manzanita to Port Orchard, with an average speed<5> 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 2,330 miles [3,749.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 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 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manzanita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/
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- Manzanita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manzanita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6762, Longitude: -122.5596 In this case, the coordinates for Manzanita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Manzanita 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> | 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. |
| <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 Manzanita 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 341.065 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.655 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.903 degrees. |