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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 Bellingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellingham 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 Bellingham:
- 48.757329, -122.480128
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bellingham
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
- Since Bellingham is near Skagit County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bellingham
Communities Also Named Bellingham ...
We found four communities that are also named Bellingham.
Within Washington, the name Bellingham is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Bellingham is located in Norfolk County and lies 2,466 miles [3,968.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bellingham that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Bellingham.
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County
- This Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bellingham that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Bellingham.
- Ontario
- This Bellingham lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bellingham that is located in Whatcom County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Bellingham is located in Greenville County and lies 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bellingham that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Bellingham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellingham ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Chuckanut Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Dewey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eureka is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Noon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Silver Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Bellingham 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 city such as Bellingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellingham and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bellingham to Olympia, with an average speed<2>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 2,325 miles [3,741.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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- Bellingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bellingham 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 Bellingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7573, Longitude: -122.4801 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.046 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.687 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.765 degrees. |
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