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We found four communities that share the name Ronald.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Ronald.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Washington ...
Kittitas County
This Ronald is located in Kittitas County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ronald that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Ronald.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker 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 Alabama community of Ronald [Walker County].
Kansas
Bourbon County
This Ronald is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ronald that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Ronald.
Minnesota
Aitkin County
This Ronald is located in Aitkin County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ronald that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Ronald.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ronald ...
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 (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 Ronald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ronald and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ronald to Seattle, 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 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,764 miles [10,885.6 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 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ronald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ronald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7490, Longitude: -122.3399 In this case, the coordinates for Ronald 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 Ronald 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 Ronald 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 340.886 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.451 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.753 degrees.