Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Noon:
  • 48.804001, -122.398498
  • 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 Noon

• 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 Noon 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 Noon

Communities Also Named Noon ...

We found one communities that are also named Noon.

Within Washington, the name Noon is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Noon in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Benton County
    • This Noon is located in Benton County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south of the Noon that is located in Whatcom County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Noon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noon ...

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 west)
  • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
• Birchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Dewey
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Forest Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Geneva
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Happy Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Silver Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Sudden Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Noon 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 Noon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Noon 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 2,321 miles [3,735.3 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'