Fragrance Garden
Fragrance Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Sumas Mountain stands 1,041 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hovander House, a museum 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 6.9 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 8.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 12.5 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 12.6 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 10 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Burnout knob · 14 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferndale Water Access Site: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.9 mi
- Hastings Park: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Riverwalk Park: 1.0 mi
- Michael Moore Park: 1.2 mi
- Bear's Wife, Bear, and Salmon Children: 0.9 mi
- Raven With Salmon Children: 0.9 mi
- Riverwalk Markers And Monoliths: 1.0 mi
- Raven: 1.1 mi
- Sense of Connection: 1.6 mi
- Emerald Terrace Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Cedarwoods Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Emerald Terrace Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Cedarwoods Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Cedarwoods Open Space: 2.3 mi
- King Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Sehome Hill: 8.1 mi
- Richards Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Toad Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Lovers Bluff: 9.7 mi
- William "Billy" Clark: 1.0 mi
- Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 1.0 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 5.9 mi
- Safe Return: 6.5 mi
- Willamette Meridian Marker: 6.6 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 5.6 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 7.5 mi
- Public Access Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 15.0 mi
- dogfish beach: 15.2 mi
- Hovander House: 0.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 6.4 mi
- Marine Life Center: 6.5 mi
- George E. Pickett House: 6.9 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 7.1 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 7.3 mi
- York Community Farm: 7.9 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 8.9 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 10.5 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Anderson Falls: 13.6 mi
- Artificial Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 8.7 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 10.4 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 10.8 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 11.3 mi
- School Area: 17.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.4 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 15.7 mi
- China Caves: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- 6: 15.7 mi
- 5: 15.8 mi
- 4: 15.8 mi
- 3: 15.8 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fragrance Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumas Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,041 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,019 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill | ESE 105° | 943 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | ESE 109° | 941 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak | ESE 103° | 940 m | 14.9 mi |
| Slash | ESE 107° | 935 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 134° | 816 m | 14.2 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SE 136° | 736 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:21 | 16:17 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 3 mi away.
- western yellow pond-lily165 obs
- marsh cinquefoil145 obs
- common jewelweed124 obs
- Rose Spirea113 obs
- bittersweet nightshade89 obs
- bog myrtle86 obs
- Marsh Speedwell73 obs
- Bogbean68 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1096166608
Day trips start here
- Ferndale · 1 mi
- Bellingham · 7 mi
- Lummi Island · 10 mi
- Lynden · 10 mi
- Blaine · 13 mi
- Eastsound · 17 mi
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