Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wickersham:
  • 48.652971, -122.212872
  • 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 Wickersham

• 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 Wickersham 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 Wickersham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickersham ...

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.

• Acme
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Acme is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Acme
  • From Wickersham to Acme
• Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bow is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bow
  • From Wickersham to Bow
• Clipper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clipper
  • From Wickersham to Clipper
• Cokedale ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cokedale is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Geneva
  • From Wickersham to Geneva
• Mirror Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
• Prairie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prairie is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Standard Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Crossing
• Sudden Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wickersham and extending to:

• Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wickersham to Bellingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 115 miles [185.1 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 2,313 miles [3,722.4 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 6,703 miles [10,787.4 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 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'