Whatcom Falls Park

Whatcom Falls Park is a 241-acre park in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The falls are on Whatcom Creek, which leads from Lake Whatcom to Bellingham Bay.

Photo: Senapa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Waterfall
Description: park in Bellingham, Washington, United States
Also known as: “Whirlpool Falls”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bellingham Sportsplex and SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention.

Bellingham Sportsplex

Sports venue

The Bellingham Sportsplex is an American multi-use sports facility located in Bellingham, Washington. The Sportsplex contains two turf fields, primarily used for indoor soccer, and an ice rink, used by local amateur ice hockey teams, figure skating lessons… Bellingham Sportsplex is situated 1½ miles west of Whatcom Falls Park.

SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention

Museum

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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. SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention is situated 2½ miles west of Whatcom Falls Park.

Mount Baker Theatre

Theater building

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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. Mount Baker Theatre is situated 2 miles west of Whatcom Falls Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bellingham and Van Wyck.

Bellingham

Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.

Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in northwest Washington State, on Bellingham Bay. It is known for its laid-back, progressive style, and is committed to caring for its environment.

Van Wyck

Hamlet

Van Wyck is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Van Wyck is situated 3½ miles north of Whatcom Falls Park.

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 4 miles southwest of Whatcom Falls Park.

Whatcom Falls Park

Categories: park and body of water
Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.75212° or 48° 45′ 8″ north

Longitude

-122.42915° or 122° 25′ 45″ west

Open location code

84WVQH2C+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1368073070

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q7991682

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Czech—“Whatcom Falls Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Whatcom Falls Park”
Czech: “Whatcom Falls Park”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whatcom Falls Pump Track and Whatcom Falls Park.

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