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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 York:
47.708988, -122.153735
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.
Beyond Washington, we know of 40 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 37 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Sumter County
This York is located in Sumter County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of York.
Alaska
This York lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the York that is located in King County.
Arizona
Greenlee County
This York is located in Greenlee County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenlee County community of York.
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 York [Los Angeles County].
Florida
Marion County
This York is located in Marion County and lies 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of York.
Georgia
Houston 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 Georgia community of York [Houston County].
Rabun County
This York is located in Rabun County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of York.
Idaho
Idaho County
This York is located in Idaho County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the east southeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of York.
Illinois
Clark County
This York is located in Clark County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of York.
Indiana
Noble 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 Indiana community of York [Noble County].
Steuben County
This York is located in Steuben County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of York.
Iowa
Delaware County
This York is located in Delaware County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of York.
Kansas
Ottawa 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 Kansas community of York [Ottawa County].
Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of York [Sedgwick County].
Kentucky
Greenup County
This York is located in Greenup County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of York.
Maine
York County
This York is located in York County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York.
Michigan
Shiawassee County
This York is located in Shiawassee County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of York.
Washtenaw 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 Michigan community of York [Washtenaw County].
Minnesota
Fillmore County
This York is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of York.
Lake County
This York is located in Lake County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of York.
Missouri
Atchison County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of York [Atchison County].
Montana
Lewis and Clark County
This York is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of York.
Meagher 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 Montana community of York [Meagher County].
Nebraska
York County
This York is located in York County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York.
New York
Livingston County
This York is located in Livingston County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of York.
Wayne County
This York is located in Wayne County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of York.
North Carolina
Warren 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 North Carolina community of York [Warren County].
North Dakota
Benson County
This York is located in Benson County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of York.
Ohio
Jefferson County
This York is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of York.
Sandusky County
This York is located in Sandusky County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km] to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of York.
Trumbull County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of York [Trumbull County].
Union 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 York [Union County].
Ontario
This York lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
Pennsylvania
York County
This York is located in York County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York.
Prince Edward Island
This York lies 2,709 miles [4,359.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York that is located in King County.
Quebec
This York lies 2,584 miles [4,158.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York that is located in King County.
South Carolina
York County
This York is located in York County and lies 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York.
Utah
York #
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 Utah community of York.
West Virginia
Mason County
This York is located in Mason County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of York.
Wisconsin
Jackson County
This York is located in Jackson County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the east of the York that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of York.
Curious and Interesting Names Near York ...
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.
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 York to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from York to Seattle, with an average speed<4> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,311 miles [3,719.2 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<5> 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).<6>
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).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 York 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 York 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 York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7090, Longitude: -122.1537 In this case, the coordinates for York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.73 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.268 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.633 degrees.