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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 Warnick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warnick 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 Warnick:
- 48.902067, -121.989313
- 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 Warnick
- 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 Warnick is near Skagit County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit 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 Warnick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warnick ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Clipper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Glacier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Junction is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Junction
- Maple Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Promontory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reclaim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclaim
- Standard Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Crossing
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Warnick 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 Warnick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warnick and extending to:
- Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Warnick to Bellingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 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 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warnick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Warnick 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 Warnick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9021, Longitude: -121.9893 In this case, the coordinates for Warnick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.427 degrees. |
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