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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 South Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Beach:
    • 48.977327, -123.050473
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Beach
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named South Beach ...

We found eight communities that share the name South Beach.

There is one other community in Washington which is also named South Beach.

Beyond Washington, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Kitsap County
      • This South Beach is located in Kitsap County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of South Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This South Beach is located in Indian River County and lies 2,694 miles [4,335.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of South Beach.
      • Saint Johns County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of South Beach [Saint Johns County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Dukes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of South Beach [Dukes County].
    • New York
      • Richmond County
      • This South Beach is located in Richmond County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<1> to the east of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of South Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This South Beach is located in Highland County and lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the east of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of South Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This South Beach lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the east of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This South Beach is located in Lincoln County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the south of the South Beach that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of South Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Boundary Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Bay
  • Cottonwood Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Beach
    • Cottonwood Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Crescent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
  • Lighthouse Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
  • Maple Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Maple Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Ocean Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Panorama Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Ridge
  • Seafair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seafair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafair
  • Strawberry Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
  • Sunnyside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Beach to Bellingham, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • 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).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9773, Longitude: -123.0505       In this case, the coordinates for South Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that South Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 South Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.528 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.254 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.126 degrees.




 

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