Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 48.610941, -122.435721
  • 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

• 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 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Samish ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bow is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
• Chuckanut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
• Chuckanut Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
• Edison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edison is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Edison Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Fairhaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Happy Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Leary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Leary is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
• Sudden Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
• Sunset
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Samish to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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 and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Samish to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 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 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'