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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 Clipper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clipper 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 Clipper:
- 48.760312, -122.201899
- 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 Clipper
- 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 Clipper 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 Clipper
Communities Also Named Clipper ...
We found two communities that are also named Clipper.
Within Washington, the name Clipper is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Miller County
- This Clipper is located in Miller County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Clipper that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Clipper.
- Georgia
- Pickens County
- This Clipper is located in Pickens County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Clipper that is located in Whatcom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Clipper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clipper ...
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.
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dewey is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Forest Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mirror Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Noon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Silver Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Standard Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Crossing
- Sudden Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Clipper 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 Clipper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clipper and extending to:
- Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Clipper to Bellingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 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 6,696 miles [10,776.2 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 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Clipper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clipper 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 Clipper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7603, Longitude: -122.2019 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.58 degrees. |
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