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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 Wapato, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wapato 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 Wapato:
    • 46.447827, -120.421206
    • 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 Wapato
  • 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 Wapato ...

We found three communities that share the name Wapato.

There is one other community in Washington which is also named Wapato.

Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Pierce 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 Washington community of Wapato [Pierce County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Washington 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 Oregon community of Wapato [Washington County].
      • Yamhill County
      • This Wapato is located in Yamhill County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wapato that is located in Yakima County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Wapato.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wapato ...

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.

  • Alfalfa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
    • Alfalfa is located in Yakima County
  • Brace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
    • Brace is located in Yakima County
  • Donald
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Yakima County
  • Flint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Yakima County
  • Fruitvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Yakima County
  • Summitview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
    • Summitview is located in Yakima County
  • Terrace Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
    • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
  • Union Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • White Swan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

How Far From Wapato to ...

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

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

  • Yakima, which is the Seat of Yakima County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wapato to Yakima, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 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 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 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 Wapato 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wapato) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wapato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4478, Longitude: -120.4212    
<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 Wapato 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 339.235 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.463 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.599 degrees.









 

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