Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Samish Island:
  • 48.575939, -122.541003
  • 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 Samish Island

• 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 Samish Island is near Whatcom County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom 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 Samish Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Samish Island ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bow is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
• Chuckanut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
• Edison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edison is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Edison Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Indian Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Leary
  (5 miles [8 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Urban
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Urban is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Samish Island and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Samish Island 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 four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 2,328 miles [3,746.6 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 6,713 miles [10,803.5 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 7,474 miles [12,028.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'