Ghost town · Washington
Ainsworth
Ainsworth is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacajawea Interpretive Center, a museum 1.4 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former town in Franklin County, Washington, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates46.21700, -119.02700
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tierra Vida Park: 1.5 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 2.1 mi
- Kurtzman Park: 2.5 mi
- Highland Park: 2.8 mi
- Schlagel Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 56
- Family Group: 4.0 mi
- Aspirations: 4.0 mi
- Mid-Columbia Heritage Mural: 4.0 mi
- Propeller: 4.0 mi
- Catch the Wind: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 24
- The Butte: 7.0 mi
- Perry Monument: 7.1 mi
- Thompson Hill: 8.9 mi
- Jump Off Joe: 9.3 mi
- Johnson Butte: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 22
- Baha'i Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- Courtyard: 5.1 mi
- Jay Perry Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Bird and Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Martindale Habitat Management Unit: 4.7 mi
- Zintel Canyon Greenway: 6.3 mi
- Toothaker Habitat Management Unit: 6.3 mi
- Shoreline Road Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Wye Levee Natural Area: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- The Green Bridge Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 5.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Hover High School: 8.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 1.4 mi
- Franklin County Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Pasco Aviation Museum: 4.9 mi
- REACH Museum: 9.2 mi
- White Bluffs Quilt Museum: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Martindale: 3.5 mi
- Attalia: 9.1 mi
- Levey: 9.6 mi
- Mottinger: 20.2 mi
- Drumheller: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- The Pink House: 7.5 mi
- 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 8.0 mi
- Max Air Trampoline Park: 9.5 mi
- USS Triton Submarine: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Wallula Wall (Lower): 13.2 mi
- Wallula Wall (Upper): 13.4 mi
- River View: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Coyote Srings: 12.9 mi
- Badger Spring: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Carbody Beach: 16.3 mi
- McNary Beach: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ainsworth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Off Joe | SSW 212° | 670 m | 9.3 mi |
| Johnson Butte | SW 224° | 620 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dead Dog Launch | W 274° | 556 m | 23.1 mi |
| Badger Mountain | W 275° | 481 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rome | W 263° | 479 m | 17.6 mi |
| Candy Mountain | W 280° | 424 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fourmile | SSW 210° | 413 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rice Hill | ENE 63° | 412 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:06 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:23 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennewick, 4 mi away.
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