Welcome to Camp Orkila ...
Camp Orkila is located in San Juan County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Camp Orkila: Cp. Orkila
Camp Orkila is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Camp Orkila lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Camp Orkila: 360 & 564<3>
Communities near Camp Orkila ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Orkila.
- Anacortes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friday Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orcas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shaw Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Saturna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saturna came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturna
- Lummi Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roche Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Camp Orkila. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Orkila.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camp Orkila. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Orkila.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Orkila. See our Newspapers Page for Camp Orkila.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Orkila ...
Looking for more information about Camp Orkila? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Camp Orkila, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Orkila.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Orkila - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Camp Orkila area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Camp Orkila area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |