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Mermaid

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Mermaid is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Devils Mountain stands 520 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Spirit, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 0.4 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2011
Getting there

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Coordinates48.28833, -122.64853

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Flintstone Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hal Ramaley Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Smith Park: 0.2 mi
  • Windjammer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Holland Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Artworks: 44
Historic sites: 44
  • Sea Captain Edward Barrington and Christina McCrohan: 0.1 mi
  • Jacob and Sarah Ebey Blockhouse: 6.6 mi
  • Bunker: 7.1 mi
  • Fort Ebey: 7.1 mi
  • Fort Whitman: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Scenic Heights: 2.2 mi
  • Monkey Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Troxel Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Goose Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Hoypus Hill: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 29
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 19
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 12.1 mi
  • Orchard's Nursery: 12.9 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Master Gardener Park: 14.0 mi
  • Roozen Gaarde: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Corn Maze: 4.7 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 5.0 mi
  • Beachcomber Charters: 7.6 mi
  • The Old Fir Log: 9.9 mi
  • Memory's Vault: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crystal Falls: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mermaid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils MountainENE 73°520 m18.3 mi
Scott MountainENE 72°496 m17.7 mi
Mount ErieN 5°385 m11.5 mi
Blakely PeakNNW 341°319 m20.9 mi
SugarloafN 5°313 m12.2 mi
Little MountainENE 64°282 m17.4 mi
Butler HillNE 42°269 m24.1 mi
Sugar CubeN 8°254 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1020:2721:16
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0015:2516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447515559626259534743
Precip in2.41.61.71.71.71.10.60.91.12.03.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whidbey Island NAS, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10135766851

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