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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 Pitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitt 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 Pitt:
- 45.795678, -121.200905
- 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 Pitt
- 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 Klickitat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- Since Pitt is near Wasco County and also Hood River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood River 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 Pitt
Communities Also Named Pitt ...
We found seven communities that are also named Pitt.
Within Washington, the name Pitt is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pitt [Lawrence County].
- Kansas
- Finney County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Finney County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Pitt.
- Kingman County
- This community is historic and although located in Kingman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Pitt.
- Michigan
- Shiawassee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pitt [Shiawassee County].
- Minnesota
- Lake of the Woods County
- This Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pitt that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake of the Woods County community of Pitt.
- New York
- New York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Pitt [New York County].
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pitt [Horry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitt ...
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.
- Blockhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Crates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crates is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Gooseneck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gooseneck is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Klickitat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Klickitat Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Klickitat Springs is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Springs
- Laws Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Straight Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
How Far From Pitt 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 Pitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pitt and extending to:
- Goldendale, which is the Seat of Klickitat County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pitt to Goldendale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,273 miles [3,658 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 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 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pitt 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pitt 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 Pitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7957, Longitude: -121.2009 In this case, the coordinates for Pitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.134 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.149 degrees. |
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