Teapot Dome Gas Station
Teapot Dome Gas Station is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Mule Butte stands 1,132 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallen Firefighters Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP passes 3.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
service station shaped like a teapot
Wikidata Q3516734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1922
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP
- 21.3 mi off the JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 29.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Teapot Dome Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Stewart Park: 0.1 mi
- Shelley Park: 0.2 mi
- Ice House Park: 0.5 mi
- Kreiger Park: 0.5 mi
- Zillah Peak: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Peak: 7.0 mi
- Kisūmxi Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 8.7 mi
- High Top: 9.7 mi
- American Hop Museum: 2.6 mi
- Railway Museum: 2.7 mi
- Sunnyside Museum: 13.4 mi
- Central Washington Agricultural Museum: 13.7 mi
- Jewett Interpretive Center: 15.9 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Orchardville Monument: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial of Zillah: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Old Car (Sumwhat abandoned): 10.3 mi
- Toppenish Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Rock Border Garden: 15.9 mi
- Joyful Garden: 16.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 16.0 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 13.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 20.6 mi
- Farm Equipment Yard: 13.8 mi
- Country Park Event Center & Fair Grounds: 19.2 mi
- J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue: 17.6 mi
- picnic shelters: 20.7 mi
- Olney Spring: 21.2 mi
- Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Teapot Dome Gas Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Butte | S 184° | 1,132 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lookout Summit | E 82° | 1,106 m | 20.7 mi |
| Toppenish Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,099 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cairn Hope Peak | NE 47° | 1,017 m | 18.8 mi |
| Selah Butte | NNW 342° | 915 m | 24.1 mi |
| High Top | ENE 57° | 913 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Island | S 191° | 806 m | 22.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NE 49° | 696 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:11 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:27 | 16:18 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wapato, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/665149272
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