Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairhaven
- 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 Fairhaven:
- 48.718163, -122.506837
- 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 Fairhaven
- 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 Whatcom County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
- Since Fairhaven is near Skagit County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Fairhaven ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fairhaven.
Within Washington, the name Fairhaven is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Fairhaven lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Whatcom County.
- California
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fairhaven that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Fairhaven.
- Carroll County
- This Fairhaven is located in Carroll County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km] to the east of the Fairhaven that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairhaven.
- Frederick County
- This Fairhaven is located in Frederick County and lies 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east of the Fairhaven that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairhaven.
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Brunswick
- This Fairhaven lies 2,576 miles [4,145.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Whatcom County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Oregon
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhaven ...
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.
- Alderwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Chuckanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Chuckanut Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Forest Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Silver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
How Far From Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairhaven and extending to:
- Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fairhaven to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 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 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7182, Longitude: -122.5068 In this case, the coordinates for Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven 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 341.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.786 degrees. |