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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 Mountain Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top:
- 46.241811, -117.764362
- 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 Mountain Top
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Mountain Top is near Garfield County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 Mountain Top
Communities Also Named Mountain Top ...
We found five communities that are also named Mountain Top.
Within Washington, the name Mountain Top is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Mountain Top is located in Franklin County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mountain Top.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Mountain Top is located in Carter County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Top that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Mountain Top.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Mountain Top is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Top that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mountain Top.
- Luzerne County
- This Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km] to the east of the Mountain Top that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Mountain Top.
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This Mountain Top is located in Eastland County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Mountain Top.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Top ...
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.
- Dixie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dodge is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Long
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Mentor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Relief
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Rose Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Springs
- Whetstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Top and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Top to Dayton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 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 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Top) 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 Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2418, Longitude: -117.7644 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.047 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.905 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.912 degrees. |
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