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 University:
47.666487, -122.309849
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.
We found fourteen communities that share the name University.
Within Washington, the name University is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
This University is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<1> to the east southeast of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of University.
California
Los Angeles 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 California community of University [Los Angeles County].
Florida
Duval 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 Florida community of University [Duval County].
Hillsborough County
This University is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,520 miles [4,055.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of University.
Idaho
Latah 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 Idaho community of University [Latah County].
Illinois
Champaign 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 Illinois community of University [Champaign County].
Hamilton County
This University is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the east of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of University.
Iowa
Johnson 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 Iowa community of University [Johnson County].
Kentucky
Fayette 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 Kentucky community of University [Fayette County].
Maryland
Montgomery 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 Maryland community of University [Montgomery County].
Mississippi
Lafayette County
This University is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of University.
Nevada
Washoe 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 Nevada community of University [Washoe County].
North Carolina
Orange County
This University is located in Orange County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the east of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of University.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This University is located in Salt Lake County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the University that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of University.
Curious and Interesting Names Near University ...
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.
Belltown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 University to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in University and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies just to the South Southwest.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from University to Olympia, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 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 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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- University) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in University. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6665, Longitude: -122.3098 In this case, the coordinates for University 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 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 University 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 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 University to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.858 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.414 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.739 degrees.