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Amelia

Amelia from directly overhead

Amelia is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. The Brothers stands 2,085 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Limerick Public Access, a park 2.7 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR passes 1.9 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates47.30426, -123.09793

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Limerick Public Access: 2.7 mi
  • Union County Park: 3.3 mi
  • Union Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
  • Mason County Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Huff and Puff Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 43
Historic sites: 32
  • Veteran's Memorial Hall: 6.2 mi
  • Camp 3: 9.5 mi
  • Simpson Lookout: 10.1 mi
  • Camp Govey: 10.3 mi
  • Boom Foreman's Office: 16.8 mi
Museums: 21
  • Mason County Historical Society Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center: 12.7 mi
  • Whale Display: 15.2 mi
  • Exhibit Building: 15.3 mi
  • McCleary Museum: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 18
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 13.5 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 14.8 mi
  • Countryside Beach: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Staircase Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • The Meadow: 20.3 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Ocean City Ferry: 22.0 mi
  • Andrews Arena: 24.4 mi
  • Carnival Grounds: 24.4 mi
  • Food Court Stage: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Ellison Spring: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Amelia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The BrothersN 355°2,085.4 m24.2 mi
Mount StoneNNW 339°2,015.3 m22.3 mi
Mount SkokomishNNW 335°1,961 m21.8 mi
Mount WashingtonNNW 336°1,906.5 m17.2 mi
Mount PershingNNW 337°1,875.7 m18.6 mi
Mount HendersonNNW 333°1,829.7 m22.0 mi
Mount EllinorNNW 333°1,811.7 m16.8 mi
Mount BrethertonNNW 347°1,807 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1720:2521:13
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5715:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495560656561514440
Precip in11.16.77.24.92.61.50.71.22.57.011.610.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelton AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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