Around Friday Harbor ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Bellingham. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the northeast of Friday Harbor. Bellingham has a population of 94,000 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Victoria (BC). It is located about 17 miles [ km] to the southwest of Friday Harbor and has a population of 78,100 people.
For comparison, Friday Harbor has a population of 2,500 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Friday Harbor, with the nearest first.
- Argyle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- False Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Bay
- False Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for False Bay <2>
- Shaw Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Lopez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Orcas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcas
- Orcas is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcas <2>
- Deer Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Harbor
- Deer Harbor is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Harbor <2>
- Lopez Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Roche Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Harbor
- Roche Harbor is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Harbor <2>
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Island
- Decatur Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur Island <2>
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- Olga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Olga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olga <2>
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Eastsound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastsound
- Eastsound is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastsound <2>
- Cadboro Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadboro Bay
- Gordon Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head
- Oak Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <2>
- Olga
For more communities neighboring Friday Harbor, please visit our County-by-County Page for Friday Harbor.
San Juan County ...
Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County<4> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Juan County: Island, Skagit & Whatcom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friday Harbor ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friday Harbor.
Airports Near Friday Harbor ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Friday Harbor and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Friday Harbor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friday Harbor ...
Looking for more information about Friday Harbor? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Friday Harbor. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Friday Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friday Harbor.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Washington:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Washington Statewide Tourism
- Friday Harbor Tourism
- Additional neighboring communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friday Harbor
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Friday Harbor: www.fridayharbor.org/
The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Friday Harbor. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Friday Harbor), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |