Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strandell:
  • 48.912061, -122.358215
  • 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 Strandell

• 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 Strandell 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 Strandell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strandell ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Clearbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Dewey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Forest Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Limestone Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Limestone Junction is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Junction
• Noon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Noon is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
• Peaceful Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Silver Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Welcome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Strandell and extending to:

• Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strandell to Bellingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,320 miles [3,733.7 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 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'