Fairhaven Whatcom
Fairhaven Whatcom is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,391 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfront (WC), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM passes 1.2 miles off.
Fairhaven Whatcom is one of three monuments recognizing the boundaries of the original four cities that merged into the City of Bellingham
What the record says
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 2.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 5.2 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 12.1 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 3 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Burnout knob · 7 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterfront (WC): 0.2 mi
- Lowell Park Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Sehome Hill Arboretum: 0.8 mi
- South Bay Trail: 1.0 mi
- 12th & Finnegan: 1.0 mi
- Tennis Court: 0.3 mi
- Volleyball: 0.3 mi
- Basketball: 0.3 mi
- Salish Landing Park (future): 0.4 mi
- Boulevard Park: 0.4 mi
- Lifted Conical Depression: 0.5 mi
- Islands of the Rose Apple Tree Surrounded by the Oceans of the World, For You, Oh My Darling: 0.5 mi
- Untitled: 0.5 mi
- Log Ramps: 0.5 mi
- Feats of Strength: 0.5 mi
- Sehome Hill: 0.7 mi
- King Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Toad Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Avalanche Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Cornerstone Marker - 10th Street: 0.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 1.2 mi
- Safe Return: 1.3 mi
- Fairhaven Arch: 1.4 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 0.6 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 2.1 mi
- Public Access Beach: 4.7 mi
- dogfish beach: 7.7 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 7.7 mi
- Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 1.2 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 1.3 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 1.4 mi
- Old City Hall: 1.4 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 1.4 mi
- Biology garden plot: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 1.7 mi
- York Community Farm: 1.7 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 3.6 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 12.6 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 13.0 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 13.0 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 16.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 15.7 mi
- China Caves: 19.1 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 2.8 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 3.3 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Anderson Falls: 10.2 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 12.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- 6: 14.4 mi
- 5: 14.4 mi
- 4: 14.4 mi
- 3: 14.4 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Fairhaven Whatcom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,391 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lyman Hill | ESE 122° | 1,311 m | 18.2 mi |
| New York Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,310 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,283 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sumas Mountain | NE 46° | 1,041 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | E 86° | 1,019 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill | ENE 75° | 943 m | 10.6 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | E 81° | 941 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:22 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6234272620
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 2 mi
- Lummi Island · 8 mi
- Ferndale · 9 mi
- Edison · 12 mi
- Lynden · 15 mi
- Northwest Washington · 15 mi
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