Is the Ocean near Bellingham?

[jac0978]

Thank you Janb

[West coast at heart]

Originally Posted by janb

Bellingham is directly on 'inland waters' usually calm but with tidal changes, short on waves. Good for Kayaking and sailing, bad for surfing or typical /sandy beach (more rocky coastline).

nice and scenic

Nice to see some familiar names on this post (janb, Ira, Cats). Hello all !

I have heard that the Belllingham Bay area is great for kayaking. A friend of mine talked about going there just to check out the kayaking. I think I will have to give it a try once I move out that way.

Have a great week,

wc@h

[AzDreamer]

The bay is pretty good for kayaking. There's lots of different kinds of stuff to look at, the area near the city, the river delta and out along Lummi Shore Rd.

Google map satellite view shows you the layout. Pay attention to the tides unless you like busting a gut getting back to the shore.

[509]

Originally Posted by Ira500

Bellingham is on Bellingham Bay, technically not the Pacific Ocean, but big enough to fit cruise ships, and with expansive sea views. Big water, salty, not too far from the Georgia straits and the Strait of Juan De Fuca.

What you have to understand is that people in western Washington do not have a clue about the rest of the world. So they invent their own definitions. I really like Ira500 comment about "technically not the Pacific Ocean, but big enough to fit cruise ships and with expansive sea views."

Yep, their right and the rest of the world is wrong.

For them the coast is west of them. So is the ocean.

Here is the definition of ocean:

1. The continuous body of salt water that covers 72 percent of the Earth's surface. The average salinity of ocean water is approximately three percent. The deepest known area of the ocean, at 11,034 m (36,192 ft) is the Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean.
2. Any of the principal divisions of this body of water, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans.

Usage The word ocean refers to one of the Earth's four distinct, large areas of salt water, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. The word can also mean the entire network of water that covers almost three quarters of our planet. It comes from the Greek Okeanos, a river believed to circle the globe. The word sea can also mean the vast ocean covering most of the world. But it more commonly refers to large landlocked or almost landlocked salty waters smaller than the great oceans, such as the Mediterranean Sea or the Bering Sea. Sailors have long referred to all the world's waters as the seven seas. Although the origin of this phrase is not known for certain, many people believe it referred to the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, which were the waters of primary interest to Europeans before Columbus.

So if you notice....if it is salt water and connected it is an ocean. Salt Lake is not connected with salt water.

I guess the folks in western Washington can change the name of Puget Sound to Puget Sea...but I don't think that will work.

Anyway, good luck with your move to western Washington. It is a very strange part of the world. But when your isolated for so many years these things happen.

Don't drink the water at the "beach". It is to cold to go swimming.

Join the natives and smoke whatever they offer and soon you will become one with them.

[AzDreamer]

Originally Posted by 509

What you have to understand is that people in western Washington do not have a clue about the rest of the world. So they invent their own definitions.

Wow, I guess we need to go back and revise the old maps from Peter Puget's 1792 voyage on the HMS Discovery . Who would have thought that those old sailors could learn a thing or two about salt water from some 21st century dude.

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by 509

What you have to understand is that people in western Washington do not have a clue about the rest of the world. So they invent their own definitions. I really like Ira500 comment about "technically not the Pacific Ocean, but big enough to fit cruise ships and with expansive sea views."

Yep, their right and the rest of the world is wrong.

For them the coast is west of them. So is the ocean.

Here is the definition of ocean:

1. The continuous body of salt water that covers 72 percent of the Earth's surface. The average salinity of ocean water is approximately three percent. The deepest known area of the ocean, at 11,034 m (36,192 ft) is the Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean.
2. Any of the principal divisions of this body of water, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans.

Usage The word ocean refers to one of the Earth's four distinct, large areas of salt water, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. The word can also mean the entire network of water that covers almost three quarters of our planet. It comes from the Greek Okeanos, a river believed to circle the globe. The word sea can also mean the vast ocean covering most of the world. But it more commonly refers to large landlocked or almost landlocked salty waters smaller than the great oceans, such as the Mediterranean Sea or the Bering Sea. Sailors have long referred to all the world's waters as the seven seas. Although the origin of this phrase is not known for certain, many people believe it referred to the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, which were the waters of primary interest to Europeans before Columbus.

So if you notice....if it is salt water and connected it is an ocean. Salt Lake is not connected with salt water.

I guess the folks in western Washington can change the name of Puget Sound to Puget Sea...but I don't think that will work.

Anyway, good luck with your move to western Washington. It is a very strange part of the world. But when your isolated for so many years these things happen.

Don't drink the water at the "beach". It is to cold to go swimming.

Join the natives and smoke whatever they offer and soon you will become one with them.

To locals Bellingham Bay and Puget Sound is no more the Pacific Ocean than the Gulf of Mexico or the Mediterranean Sea are the Atlantic Ocean. If you referring to the Pacific Ocean here, you mean the Washington Coast beyond the Olympics and Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Ken