Bellingham Technical College Refridgerated Sign
Bellingham Technical College Refridgerated Sign is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,391 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Squalicum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.2 miles off.
This Mural spells out "Bellingham Technical College". The sign letters are the evaporator portion of a refrigeration system maintained by the HVAC department at BTC . The letters are cold to touch, and moisture condenses on it and makes snow.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 3.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 7.4 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 5 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Burnout knob · 9 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Squalicum Park: 0.1 mi
- Squalicum Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Birchwood Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Lorraine Ellis Park: 0.9 mi
- Shuksan Meadows Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
- Big Metal Fish: 0.1 mi
- Ichthyornial Probe: 0.1 mi
- The House and the Boat: 0.1 mi
- Club Ant: 0.1 mi
- Bottle Ant: 0.1 mi
- Tech School Berms: 0.1 mi
- Alderwood Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Cottonwood Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Whatcom Creek Trail: 1.6 mi
- Bellingham High School Trail Easement: 2.0 mi
- Sehome Hill: 2.6 mi
- King Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Toad Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Safe Return: 1.0 mi
- Willamette Meridian Marker: 1.3 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 1.3 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 1.7 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 0.2 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 1.9 mi
- Public Access Beach: 5.5 mi
- dogfish beach: 9.9 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 10.0 mi
- Marine Life Center: 1.0 mi
- George E. Pickett House: 1.4 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 1.7 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 1.7 mi
- Old City Hall: 1.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.4 mi
- China Caves: 18.3 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- York Community Farm: 2.5 mi
- Garden: 2.5 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 3.9 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 5.1 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Anderson Falls: 10.3 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 12.9 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 5.8 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 10.7 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 11.4 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.5 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 18.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- 6: 14.9 mi
- 5: 14.9 mi
- 4: 14.9 mi
- 3: 14.9 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Bellingham Technical College Refridgerated Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,391 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lyman Hill | SE 126° | 1,311 m | 20.0 mi |
| New York Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,310 m | 22.7 mi |
| Stewart Peak | E 87° | 1,299 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,283 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sumas Mountain | NE 53° | 1,041 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | E 92° | 1,019 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill | E 87° | 943 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13525183445
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 1 mi
- Ferndale · 7 mi
- Lummi Island · 9 mi
- Lynden · 13 mi
- Edison · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 17 mi
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