South Beach
South Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Finlayson, a peak 0.8 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 5.6 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 42 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 9.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 8.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
- 9.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 6 mi
- Greg's Point · 7 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fourth of July Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pickett's Redoubt: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Cove County Park: 1.6 mi
- Otis Perkins Day Park: 4.3 mi
- Jackson Beach Park: 4.5 mi
- Mount Finlayson: 0.8 mi
- Mount Little: 2.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Lopez Hill: 5.6 mi
- Biological Hill: 7.1 mi
- Island Marble butterfly reserve: 1.0 mi
- Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- 3rd Lagoon Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Frazer Homestead Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Channel Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 5.5 mi
- Schooners North: 5.6 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 5.6 mi
- Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm: 10.6 mi
- Historic Blockhouse: 11.4 mi
- Fourth of July Beach: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Beach: 4.5 mi
- Flint Beach: 6.4 mi
- North Beach: 9.6 mi
- White Beach: 12.3 mi
- Interaction: 5.6 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 5.6 mi
- GlassSculpture.org: 7.6 mi
- Frozen Wind: 9.0 mi
- Havekost Monument: 14.3 mi
- White Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- Humphrey Head: 9.5 mi
- White Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Bald Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Kellett Bluff: 13.0 mi
- American Camp: 1.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.2 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 11.4 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 15.2 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Whale Museum: 5.6 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 14.3 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 14.9 mi
- Sally's Garden: 6.2 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 7.1 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 7.3 mi
- English Camp Garden: 11.3 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rustic Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cavern Falls: 15.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.6 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 19.6 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
- Whitney: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | NNE 27° | 732 m | 17.2 mi |
| False Summit | NNE 28° | 697 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Summit | NNE 28° | 613 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 32° | 533 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 20° | 447 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Erie | E 90° | 385 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Woolard | NNE 18° | 362 m | 12.7 mi |
| Entrance Mountain | NNE 30° | 360 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:25 | 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 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 5 mi away.
Mean tidal range 4.53 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island, WA, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356543279
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 5 mi
- San Juan Islands · 8 mi
- Orcas Village · 10 mi
- Orcas Island · 14 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 17 mi
- Eastsound · 17 mi
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