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Fairhaven Washington Map

Explore Fairhaven, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Fairhaven, Washington

How to Use This Fairhaven, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairhaven, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fairhaven.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Fairhaven
State	Washington (WA)
County	Whatcom County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.718163
Longitude	-122.506837
Population	3,200
Density	1100.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98225
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Bellingham

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About Fairhaven, Washington

Fairhaven is a locality in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,200. The population density is 1100.0 people per km². Fairhaven is located at 48.7182°N, 122.5068°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98225.

Fairhaven occupies a sloping shelf of land where the pulse of Padden Creek meets the salt-heavy air of the Pacific Northwest. It lies 3.0 miles south-southwest of Bellingham, WA (from Bellingham, WA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-southeast of Ferndale. The shoreline here is defined by the cold, deep waters of Puget Sound, where the tide retreats to expose barnacle-encrusted pilings and the muted, silver-toned stones of the beach. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Chuckanut Island emerges from the mist, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Cascade Range provide a permanent, silent anchor to the eastern horizon. The light in the afternoon often turns a pale, diffuse gray, softening the edges of the evergreen canopy and catching the moisture that perpetually clings to the needles of the towering firs.

Fairhaven retains the architectural bones of its nineteenth-century ambitions, with red-brick facades standing as evidence of the grand hopes held by early developers who once dreamed of a bustling industrial terminus. Though the clamor of those original sawmills and shipping wharves has long since faded, the local economy has transitioned into a steady, quiet commerce of independent bookstores, small cafes, and galleries that serve the residents and those wandering the Interurban Greenway & Trail. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the slow drift of the seasons and the proximity of the water, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Lake Padden offer a freshwater contrast to the salt, and the surrounding woods remain a persistent reminder of the dense, wild geography that lies just beyond the reach of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Interurban Greenway & Trail (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 360° N
Peace Pole (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 353° N
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema (Cinema) — 0.2 mi, 037° NE
John Joseph Donovan (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 047° NE
Post Point Treatment Plant Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
Old School Arch (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 141° SE
Fire House Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 069° E
Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 313° NW
Cornerstone Marker - 10th Street (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 011° N
Whatcom County Parks & Recreation (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 002° N
Chuckanut Bay Open Space (North) (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 163° S
Clark's Point (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 192° S
Teddy Bear Cove- Chuckanut Mountain Trails (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 167° S
Spanel Planetarium (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 036° NE
San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — 1.9 mi, 171° S · 432k acres
Larrabee (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 146° SE
UpFront Theatre (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 027° NE
Geheim Gallery (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 027° NE
Dakota Gallery (Gallery) — 2.6 mi, 031° NE
Spark Museum of Electrical Invention (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 028° NE
Pickford Film Center (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 028° NE
Voxel Gallery (Gallery) — 2.6 mi, 027° NE
Old City Hall (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 026° NE
Allied Arts (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 031° NE
Make.Shift Art Space (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 027° NE
Whatcom Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 138° SE
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 212° SW · 1,368 acres
San Juan Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.1 mi, 212° SW · 379 acres
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.3 mi, 137° SE · 1,009 acres
Mt. Baker National Forest (National Forest) — 21.0 mi, 137° SE · 1.3M acres

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