Whatcom Creek
Whatcom Creek is a waterway in Bellingham, Washington, United States. Approximately 4 miles long, it drains Lake Whatcom through Whatcom Falls Park and through the city of Bellingham to Bellingham Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: waterway in Bellingham, Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Whatcom Creek Waterway”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pickett House and SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention.
Pickett House
Museum
Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pickett House is the oldest house in the city of Bellingham, Washington, located on 910 Bancroft Street. Built in 1856 by United States Army Captain George Pickett, who later became a prominent general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
Museum
The SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention is an interactive museum located in Bellingham, Washington, United States, which offers educational experiences for audiences of all ages through galleries and public programs that illustrate the development and use of electricity, radio and the related inventions that changed the course of human history.
Mount Baker Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.
The Mount Baker Theatre is a 1,517-seat performing arts venue and national historic landmark in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The theater hosts professional productions and concerts as well as community performances from the north of Puget Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellingham and Fairhaven.
Bellingham
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in the northwest region of Washington State. It is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.
Fairhaven
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairhaven was a settlement in Washington state founded in 1883 by Dan Harris. In 1903, it became part of the city of Bellingham and remains a historic neighborhood. Fairhaven is situated 2½ miles south of Whatcom Creek.
Van Wyck
Hamlet
Van Wyck is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Van Wyck is situated 4½ miles northeast of Whatcom Creek.
Whatcom Creek
- Categories: canal and body of water
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Whatcom Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Whatcom Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whatcom Creek Waterway”
- Cebuano: “Whatcom Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “واتكوم كريك”
- Slovenian: “Whatcom Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cornwall Park and Roosevelt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whatcom Museum Syre Education Center and Whatcom Museum ARCO Exhibits Building.
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