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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 Lummi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lummi 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 Lummi:
- 48.795641, -122.614034
- 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 Lummi
- 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 Lummi is near San Juan County and also Skagit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit 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 Lummi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lummi ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Chuckanut Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dewey is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Kickerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Noon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Silver Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Lummi 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 Lummi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lummi and extending to:
- Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lummi to Olympia, with an average speed<3>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 2,331 miles [3,751.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 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 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lummi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lummi 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 Lummi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7956, Longitude: -122.6140 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.851 degrees. |
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