Artwork · Washington
Memorial Healing Totem Pole
Memorial Healing Totem Pole is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates48.75403, -122.44484
- 1.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 3.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 6.8 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 5 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Burnout knob · 8 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Saint Clair Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
- Hemlock Glade Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Whatcom Falls Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Salmon Woods Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Creek Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Pacific View Ravine: 1.1 mi
- Bellingham High School Trail Easement: 1.2 mi
- Pacific View Open Space: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Miss Velveeta Jones: 1.1 mi
- Constructing a New World: 1.2 mi
- Billy & George: 1.4 mi
- Risorgimento: 1.4 mi
- Axiom Dyno Trilobyte: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Sehome Hill: 2.1 mi
- King Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Toad Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Softball Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 1.5 mi
- Willamette Meridian Marker: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 24
- Cornwall Beach: 2.2 mi
- Public Access Beach: 2.3 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 3.3 mi
- dogfish beach: 8.9 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 8.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Lightcatcher: 1.6 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 1.6 mi
- Old City Hall: 1.7 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 1.7 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Whirlpool Falls: 0.7 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 4.0 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Anderson Falls: 7.6 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 13
- York Community Farm: 1.0 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Biology garden plot: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 4.2 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.0 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 11.0 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 11.1 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Devils Slide: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 18.0 mi
- China Caves: 21.4 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Group Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- 6: 17.1 mi
- 5: 17.1 mi
- 4: 17.1 mi
- 3: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Memorial Healing Totem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | E 99° | 2,123 m | 21.1 mi |
| North Twin | E 97° | 2,024 m | 20.5 mi |
| Skookum Peak | E 100° | 2,018 m | 21.3 mi |
| Little Sister | E 101° | 2,012 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | E 100° | 1,981 m | 21.4 mi |
| Kloke Peak | E 101° | 1,975 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | E 101° | 1,975 m | 22.0 mi |
| Groat Mountain | E 84° | 1,702.5 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13190951811
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 2 mi
- Ferndale · 9 mi
- Lummi Island · 11 mi
- Edison · 13 mi
- Lynden · 13 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
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