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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 False Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to False Bay and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 False Bay:
    • 48.495791, -123.070235
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on False Bay
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named False Bay ...

We found one communities that share the name False Bay.

Within Washington, the name False Bay is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named False Bay in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This False Bay lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the False Bay that is located in San Juan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near False Bay ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in San Juan County
  • Beaver Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Deer Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dolphin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolphin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
    • Dolphin is located in San Juan County
  • Friday Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head
  • Oak Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <3>
  • Orcas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Yacht Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yacht Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
    • Yacht Haven is located in San Juan County

How Far From False Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as False Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in False Bay and extending to:

  • Friday Harbor, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from False Bay to Olympia, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for False Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- False Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in False Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4958, Longitude: -123.0702    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 False Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.227 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.178 degrees.




 

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