Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Park
- 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 West Park:
- 47.563150, -122.678475
- 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 West Park
- 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 Kitsap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Since West Park is near Mason County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for King 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Park ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name West Park.
Within Washington, the name West Park is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This West Park is located in Alachua County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of West Park.
- Broward County
- This West Park is located in Broward County and lies 2,734 miles [4,399.9 km] to the east southeast of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of West Park.
- Hillsborough County
- This West Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km] to the east southeast of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West Park.
- New York
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of West Park [Cuyahoga County].
- Hancock County
- This West Park is located in Hancock County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<1> to the east of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of West Park.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Park [Jefferson County].
- Stark County
- This West Park is located in Stark County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km] to the east of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of West Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This West Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km]<1> to the east of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West Park.
- Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of West Park [Philadelphia County].
- Quebec
- This West Park lies 2,286 miles [3,679 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Park that is located in Kitsap County.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Park ...
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.
- Conifer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conifer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer Park
- Conifer Park is located in Kitsap County
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Eldorado Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Hills
- Eldorado Hills is located in Kitsap County
- Marine Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Drive
- Marine Drive is located in Kitsap County
- Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Kitsap County
- Navy Yard City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Yard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
- Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Kitsap County
- Silverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <4>
- Wildcat Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Lake
- Wildcat Lake is located in Kitsap County
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From West Park 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 West Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Park and extending to:
- Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Park to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 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 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5632, Longitude: -122.6785 In this case, the coordinates for West Park 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 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 West Park 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 West Park 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 341.159 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.99 degrees. |