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Fourth of July Beach

Fourth of July Beach from directly overhead

Fourth of July Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in San Juan County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49320738, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.47010, -123.00573

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fourth of July Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Pickett's Redoubt: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Cove County Park: 1.3 mi
  • Jackson Beach Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lafarge Open Space: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Peaks: 56
Attractions: 36
Beaches: 33
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 8
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNNE 29°732 m16.4 mi
False SummitNNE 30°697 m15.7 mi
Little SummitNNE 31°613 m15.2 mi
Mount PickettNE 35°533 m16.5 mi
Buck MountainNNE 22°447 m17.1 mi
Mount ErieE 94°385 m17.5 mi
Mount WoolardNNE 21°362 m11.9 mi
Entrance MountainNNE 33°360 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1120:2921:18
September equinox06:5918:3019:12
December solstice08:0215:2516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346495458616258514542
Precip in2.71.51.41.01.10.70.50.71.02.33.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 4.53 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island, WA, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356550200

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