Attraction · Washington
Alexander Blockhouse
Alexander Blockhouse is an attraction in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Burnt Hill stands 680 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Island County Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Loop passes 0.6 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1855
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.22094, -122.68867
- 0.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 0.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 4.3 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 5.0 mi off the CLINTON FERRY ZONE VIC WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 20 VIC KEYSTON FERRY ZONE
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 26 mi
- Greg's Point · 28 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Samish Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cooks Corner Park: 0.1 mi
- Coupeville Town Park: 0.2 mi
- Lion's Club Park: 0.3 mi
- Captain Coupe's Park & Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
- Monroe Landing Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 44
- Whale Wheel: 0.0 mi
- Kraken: 4.9 mi
- Mermaid: 5.0 mi
- Island Spirit: 5.0 mi
- Stumbly Ducklings: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Jacob and Sarah Ebey Blockhouse: 1.7 mi
- Fort Ebey: 3.4 mi
- Bunker: 3.7 mi
- Fort Casey: 4.5 mi
- Sea Captain Edward Barrington and Christina McCrohan: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 43
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Kettles Trail System: 2.3 mi
- Swantown Forest Trust Land: 5.9 mi
- Fort Flagler State Park: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 39
- Scenic Heights: 2.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 7.5 mi
- Monkey Hill: 10.3 mi
- Troxel Hill: 12.6 mi
- Goose Rock: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 37
- Memory's Vault: 6.7 mi
- Corn Maze: 9.7 mi
- Ancient Cedar: 11.8 mi
- Beachcomber Charters: 12.5 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 14.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Island County Museum: 0.0 mi
- Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum: 4.9 mi
- Coast Artillery Museum: 7.0 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 7.8 mi
- Bell Tower: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Blowers Bluff: 2.6 mi
- North Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Pratts Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 13.3 mi
- Sares Head: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 19
- North Beach: 6.9 mi
- Glass Beach: 7.4 mi
- Little North Beach: 12.8 mi
- Martha's Beach: 13.2 mi
- Portage Beach: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 17
- Rhododendron Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 9.0 mi
- Educational Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Meerkerk Gardens: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Smith Island Keepers House: 9.9 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 19.6 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- McGees: 13.1 mi
- Whitney: 18.6 mi
- Skagit City: 18.7 mi
- Ehrlich: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rosario Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Ludlow Falls: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alexander Blockhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Hill | SW 234° | 680 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Skidder Hill | SSW 210° | 646 m | 21.6 mi |
| Lookout Hill | SW 226° | 574 m | 21.9 mi |
| Devils Mountain | ENE 63° | 520 m | 21.7 mi |
| Scott Mountain | ENE 62° | 496 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Erie | N 10° | 385 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little Skidder Hill | SSW 207° | 371 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blakely Peak | NNW 349° | 319 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:26 | 16:20 |
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 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coupeville 1 S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/270277292
Day trips start here
- Coupeville · 0 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 0 mi
- Oak Harbor · 5 mi
- Port Townsend · 8 mi
- Whidbey Island · 8 mi
- Camano Island · 9 mi
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