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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 North Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Park:
    • 47.706487, -122.349851
    • 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 North Park
  • 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 North Park ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name North Park.

Within Washington, the name North Park is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This North Park is located in San Diego County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of North Park.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This North Park is located in Cook County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of North Park.
      • Winnebago County
      • This North Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of North Park.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This North Park is located in Bartholomew County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of North Park.
      • Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of North Park [Vanderburgh County].
    • Michigan
      • Kent 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 Michigan community of North Park [Kent County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This North Park is located in Lee County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Park.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of North Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This North Park is located in Bucks County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of North Park.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This North Park lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Park.
    • Texas
      • Taylor 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 Texas community of North Park [Taylor County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This North Park is located in Davis County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Park.
      • Weber County
      • This North Park is located in Weber County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the southeast of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of North Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This North Park is located in Ohio County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of North Park.
      • Putnam County
      • This North Park is located in Putnam County and lies 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km] to the east of the North Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of North Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine 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 Wisconsin community of North Park [Racine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in King County
  • Crown Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Crown Hill is located in King County
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in King County
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in King County
  • Green Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Green Lake is located in King County
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in King County
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in King County
  • Loyal Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Heights
    • Loyal Heights is located in King County
  • Mapleleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleleaf
    • Mapleleaf is located in King County
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in King County
  • Meridian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in King County
  • Olympic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
    • Olympic Hills is located in King County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ronald
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
    • Sunset Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in King County
    • University
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in King County
    • Victory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
      • Victory Heights is located in King County
    • View Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Ridge
      • View Ridge is located in King County

How Far From North Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Park and extending to:

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies just to the South.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from North Park to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,321 miles [3,735.3 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 6,767 miles [10,890.4 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 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7065, Longitude: -122.3499       In this case, the coordinates for North Park 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 North Park 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 North Park 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 340.893 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.456 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.763 degrees.




 

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