Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village:
  • 48.700941, -122.493780
  • 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 Village

• 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 Chuckanut Village 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 Chuckanut Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chuckanut Village ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
• Birchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Chuckanut
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fairhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Forest Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Happy Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Silver Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Sudden Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley

How Far From Chuckanut Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chuckanut Village and extending to:

• Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the North.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chuckanut Village 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 2,326 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 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 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• 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).<6>'