Kimple Beach

Kimple Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the east, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 6.2 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49321593, matched on coordinates and name (117 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 7.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 7.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
- 8.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Greg's Point · 9 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 10 mi
- Overlook Park · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 2.3 mi
- Eastsound Village Green County Park: 2.4 mi
- Library Park: 2.5 mi
- Buck Park: 2.9 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 3.6 mi
- Tribute: 2.4 mi
- Raven: 9.4 mi
- Eagle: 9.4 mi
- Frozen Wind: 9.6 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 10.8 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.4 mi
- Double Hill: 1.6 mi
- Turtleback Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Osprey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Orcas Knob: 2.3 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Deer Harbor Waterfront Preserve: 4.9 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 5.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 11.2 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Lime Kiln: 14.6 mi
- North Beach: 2.1 mi
- Crescent Beach: 2.9 mi
- Terrill Beach: 3.6 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 5.9 mi
- Green Bank: 6.8 mi
- Round Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Face Cliff: 3.8 mi
- China Caves: 5.7 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 6.0 mi
- The Notch: 8.9 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 1.5 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Orcas WILD: 2.5 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 4.9 mi
- Whale Museum: 10.8 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 9.9 mi
- English Camp Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sally's Garden: 11.5 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 12.4 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 10.0 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 10.8 mi
- Schooners North: 10.8 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 10.9 mi
- Historic Hospital: 11.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 22.2 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kimple Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | E 96° | 732 m | 5.9 mi |
| False Summit | ESE 104° | 697 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Summit | ESE 109° | 613 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Pickett | E 101° | 533 m | 7.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 80° | 447 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 137° | 385 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Woolard | SSE 151° | 362 m | 4.4 mi |
| Entrance Mountain | SE 128° | 360 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:29 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 9 mi away.
Mean tidal range 5.37 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station WALDRON ISLAND, PUGET SOUND, WA, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356548117
Day trips start here
- Eastsound · 3 mi
- Orcas Island · 4 mi
- Orcas Village · 6 mi
- San Juan Islands · 8 mi
- Lummi Island · 13 mi
- Lopez Island · 15 mi
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