Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chuckanut Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chuckanut Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chuckanut Junction

• 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 Chuckanut Junction:
  • 48.485940, -122.335716
  • 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 Chuckanut Junction

• 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 Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
  • Since Chuckanut Junction is near Whatcom County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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 Chuckanut Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chuckanut Junction ...

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.

• Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Bow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bow is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
• Clear Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Cokedale ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cokedale is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
• Edison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Edison Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Leary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leary is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
• Sunset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Chuckanut Junction 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 Chuckanut Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chuckanut Junction and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies just to the South.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chuckanut Junction to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'