Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Washington Colony:
  • 48.753164, -122.483225
  • 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 Washington Colony

• 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 Washington Colony 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 Washington Colony

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Colony ...

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.

• Alderwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
• Birchwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Chuckanut Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
• Dewey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Eureka
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fairhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Forest Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Geneva
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Silver Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Washington Colony once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washington Colony and extending to:

• Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Colony to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 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 6,701 miles [10,784.2 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 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'