Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 La Conner:
  • 48.392239, -122.495009
  • 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 La Conner

• 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 La Conner is near Island County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 La Conner

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Conner ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Chuckanut Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Junction
• Dewey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dewey is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• English Boom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • English Boom is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
• Fish Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
• Howards Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
• Leary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leary is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
• Maple Grove Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
• Marketown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marketown is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marketown
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Sharpes Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corner
• Shelter Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
• Terrys Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Terrys Corner is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner

How Far From La Conner 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 town such as La Conner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from La Conner to Olympia, with an average speed<2>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 2,326 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 6,724 miles [10,821.2 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 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'