Nature reserve · Washington
Chuckanut Village Marsh
Chuckanut Village Marsh is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,391 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chuckanut Creek Marsh, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bellingham
How to reach it
Coordinates48.70266, -122.49571
- On the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 3.0 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 4.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 12.0 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 1 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Burnout knob · 5 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Chuckanut Creek Marsh: 0.2 mi
- Old Fairhaven Parkway: 1.1 mi
- Samish Glen Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Lower Padden Trail: 1.3 mi
- 12th & Finnegan: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Woodstock Farm: 0.4 mi
- Teddy Bear Cove Park: 0.6 mi
- Fairhaven Park: 0.7 mi
- Fairhaven Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Happy Valley Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- John Joseph Donovan: 1.3 mi
- Daniel Jefferson Harris: 1.3 mi
- Seabird: 1.5 mi
- The Man Who Used to Hunt Cougars for Bounty: 1.8 mi
- anchor: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Sehome Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Chuckanut Mountain: 6.6 mi
- King Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Toad Mountain: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Old School Arch: 0.9 mi
- Fairhaven Arch: 1.0 mi
- Peace Pole: 1.3 mi
- Cornerstone Marker - 10th Street: 1.5 mi
- Fairhaven Whatcom: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Cornwall Beach: 2.8 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 4.3 mi
- dogfish beach: 5.4 mi
- Public Access Beach: 5.5 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 5.5 mi
Museums: 25
- Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 1.5 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 3.4 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 3.5 mi
- Old City Hall: 3.5 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 21
- Biology garden plot: 2.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- York Community Farm: 3.5 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 3.7 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 2.2 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 14.1 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 14.2 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 14.7 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Devils Slide: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 17.3 mi
- Bald Bluff: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Chuckanut Falls: 1.2 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 4.6 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Anderson Falls: 11.3 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Group Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- 6: 13.6 mi
- 5: 13.6 mi
- 4: 13.6 mi
- 3: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Park: 10.6 mi
- Goshen: 12.6 mi
- Standard: 13.7 mi
- Whitney: 17.6 mi
- Skagit City: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Chuckanut Village Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | E 99° | 1,391 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lyman Hill | ESE 116° | 1,311 m | 17.1 mi |
| New York Mountain | E 99° | 1,310 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sumas Mountain | NE 41° | 1,041 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | E 79° | 1,019 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill | ENE 64° | 943 m | 11.3 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | ENE 69° | 941 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak | ENE 62° | 940 m | 11.8 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 | 20:27 | 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 way/375736456
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 4 mi
- Lummi Island · 8 mi
- Edison · 10 mi
- Ferndale · 11 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
- Anacortes · 15 mi
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