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Vancouver Barracks

Vancouver Barracks from directly overhead

Vancouver Barracks is an attraction in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark County War Veteran's Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

city in and the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States

Dates from 1825.

Wikidata Q234053, matched on coordinates and name (813 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
16 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.62695, -122.66307

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cannon Replica Project: 0.1 mi
  • Spike Flower: 0.3 mi
  • Wheel Series: 0.3 mi
  • The Winged Woman: 0.3 mi
  • Glyph Singer No. 3: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Marshall Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Welcome to Washington: 0.8 mi
  • Kenton Neighborhood Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Memory / Mill Plain Park: 0.4 mi
  • Marshall Park: 0.4 mi
  • Evergreen Aboretum: 0.4 mi
  • Old Apple Tree Park: 0.5 mi
  • Esther Short Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 51
Waterfalls: 43
Picnic sites: 27
  • Shelter A: 4.1 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 5.3 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Surprise Beach: 0.7 mi
  • North Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Lieser Point: 4.1 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Tina Bar: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Waud Bluff: 5.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.3 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Vancouver Barracks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainENE 71°1,057 m18.8 mi
Elkhorn MountainENE 61°679 m16.1 mi
Bells MountainNE 43°674 m18.2 mi
Buck MountainWNW 301°649 m20.3 mi
Livingston MountainENE 76°595 m14.7 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 54°594 m17.0 mi
Spud MountainENE 73°576 m15.5 mi
Rye HillWNW 294°566 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347525863696964544641
Precip in5.33.83.92.92.51.60.40.51.43.45.56.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver Pearson AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/369034793

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