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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 North Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Beach 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 North Beach:
- 48.572605, -122.630174
- 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 North Beach
- 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 North Beach is near San Juan County and also Whatcom 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 Whatcom 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 North Beach
Communities Also Named North Beach ...
We found nine communities that are also named North Beach.
There is one other community in Washington that is also named North Beach.
Beyond Washington, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- King County
- This North Beach is located in King County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Francisco County
- This North Beach is located in San Francisco County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the south of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of North Beach.
- Florida
- Indian River County
- This North Beach is located in Indian River County and lies 2,655 miles [4,272.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of North Beach.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This North Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of North Beach.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This North Beach is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,478 miles [3,988 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This North Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of North Beach.
- New York
- Queens County
- This North Beach is located in Queens County and lies 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of North Beach.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This North Beach is located in Lane County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of North Beach.
- Texas
- Nueces County
- This North Beach is located in Nueces County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Beach that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of North Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Beach ...
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.
- Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Chuckanut Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dewey is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Doe Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edison Station is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
- Equality ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Howards Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leary is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Sharpes Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corner
- Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Urban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
How Far From North Beach 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 North Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Beach and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Beach to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 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 6,714 miles [10,805.1 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 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Beach) 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 North Beach 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 North Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5726, Longitude: -122.6302 In this case, the coordinates for North Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.88 degrees. |
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