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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 Minter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minter 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 Minter:
- 47.362040, -122.687634
- 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 Minter
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Minter is near Kitsap County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Minter
Communities Also Named Minter ...
We found five communities that are also named Minter.
Within Washington, the name Minter is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Minter is located in Dallas County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Minter that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Minter.
- Georgia
- Laurens County
- This Minter is located in Laurens County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Minter that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Minter.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton 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 Minter [Fulton County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Minter is located in Greenville County and lies 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km]<1> to the east of the Minter that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Minter.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Minter is located in Lamar County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Minter that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Minter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minter ...
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.
- Fair Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Harbor is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Harbor
- Forest Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Gig Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glencove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glencove is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Harbor Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Heights is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Home is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sunrise Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunshine Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
- Swede Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swede Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
How Far From Minter 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 Minter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minter and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minter to Tacoma, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,337 miles [3,761 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Minter) 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 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 Minter 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Minter 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 Minter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3620, Longitude: -122.6876 In this case, the coordinates for Minter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.01 degrees. |
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