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Touring Buckhorn
Buckhorn in San Juan County (Washington) is a town located in United States about 2,345 mi (or 3,774 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in Buckhorn is now 02:33 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Buckhorn, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Deer Harbor SPB in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Olympic National Park in a distance of 68 mi (or 109 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 10 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Coupeville, Victoria and Port Townsend. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 73% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE LANDMARK ON ORCAS ISLAND
Rosario Resort
Videos from this area
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Waves being blown back from shore, Eastsound, WA - Feb. 23, 2014
I shot this video Sunday afternoon on February 23rd, 2014. We were on Orcas Island, in Eastsound, WA, on the public beach walkway. There was too much snow to go down to the beach, plus the...
Eastsound WA Real Estate
http://www.orcasislandonline.com Eastsound Area Information. Homes in Eastsound, Washington. A Guide to the Area community and living.
Trip & Tractor
Helping Grandpa to clear out blackberries. This is his first time driving the tractor.
A Beautiful Day in Eastsound on Orcas Island
A panoramic sweep looking up East Sound from the patio of Vern's restaurant. This is paradise.
Ken Weller in Magic a 1929 Travel Air 4000
Ken Weller - Age 14 1929 Travel Air 4000 Orcas Island, WA.
F6F Hellcat at KORS (Eastsound, WA) (FSX)
A little experiment with FRAPS (Demo) and Windows Live Movie Maker. My trusty F6F Hellcat, "My Own Joan", at play in Flight Simulator X over KORS (Orcas Island). Manifold pressure kept at 44...
Shearwater Adventures- Sea Kayak Tours, Sales & Supplies, Orcas Island, WA
Shearwater Adventures- Explore beautiful Orcas Island, in the heart of Washington's San Juan Islands on a Shearwater sea kayak tour. Let go of the stress of the mainland while you feel the...
Smugglers Villa Boat Cam
Approach to Smugglers Villa Resort, Eastsound, WA via boat to Brandt's Marina (known to locals as "the ditch"). July, 2012.
Salon Mir' Toi
From shttp://www.sanjuanislandsTV.com. Discover Salon Mir' Toi in Eastsound, WA, a fabulous full service salon and day spa. http://www.salonmirtoi.com.
Nest Flowers on Orcas Island
From http://www.sanjuanislandsTV.com . Nest, a wonderful floral boutique in Eastsound, provides all your floral needs.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
KVOS-TV
KVOS-TV is a television station licensed to Bellingham, Washington, serving as an affiliate of Me-TV. The station's over-the-air transmissions are on digital channel 35, though the station remaps to its former analog channel 12 through PSIP. While it is licensed in Bellingham and is nominally part of the Seattle market, it primarily serves an audience in southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver and Victoria. The station currently broadcasts in standard definition.
KBCB
KBCB is a television station in Bellingham, Washington, which airs on digital UHF channel 19, though through PSIP the station appears as 24.1 and 24.2. It is carried on Comcast, Dish Network, and Verizon FiOS and a strong over-the-air signal that blankets Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC. The station signed on as KEGA on February 10, 1989. It gained its current call-sign on October 2, 1989. In 2006, KBCB switched affiliation from Independent/ImaginAsian to ShopNBC.
Orcas Island Airport
Orcas Island Airport is a public airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Eastsound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Orcas Island Airport is assigned ORS by the FAA and ESD by the IATA.
KWPZ
KWPZ is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format, with an emphasis on praise and worship music. Licensed to Lynden, Washington, USA, the station serves the Northwest Washington, Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Victoria areas. The station is currently owned by Crista Ministries. BBM Canada lists the station in the Vancouver ratings.
Matia Island
Matia Island is an island in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. The island's entire 145 acres comes under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is cooperatively managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Matia Island is a National Wildlife Refuge, part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
KISM
KISM is a 50 kW radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, USA. The station broadcasts from Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. KISM is run by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. KISM serves Northwest Washington with a strong signal that reaches into Vancouver, British Columbia and Victoria, Canada and also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs, the Olympic Peninsula. The station also hosts simulcast of Nights with Alice Cooper during Saturday evenings.
KAFE
KAFE (104.1 FM, "KAFE 104.1", pronounced "café") is a 60 kW radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, USA, transmitting from Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. KAFE is run by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications with the broadcast license held by Saga Broadcasting, LLC.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Eastsound, Washington)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church located on Main Street in Eastsound on Orcas Island, Washington. On December 12, 1994, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.