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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 Varna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varna 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 Varna:
- 46.289584, -118.082168
- 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 Varna
- 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 Varna is near Walla Walla County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Varna
Communities Also Named Varna ...
We found three communities that are also named Varna.
Within Washington, the name Varna is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Marshall County
- This Varna is located in Marshall County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the east of the Varna that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Varna.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Varna is located in Tompkins County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east of the Varna that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Varna.
- Ontario
- This Varna lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the east of the Varna that is located in Columbia County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Varna ...
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.
- Berryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Long
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Mountain Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Relief
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Starbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Whetstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Varna 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 Varna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Varna and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Varna to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,122 miles [3,415 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 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 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Varna) 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 Varna 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 Varna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2896, Longitude: -118.0822 In this case, the coordinates for Varna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.11 degrees. |
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