Ghost town · Washington

Ankeny

Ankeny from directly overhead

Ankeny is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Marengo Hills stands 588 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.84987, -118.15468

Around it

58 named places within 25 miles

Parks17

Sunflower Park: 9.6 mi
Pioneer Park: 10.1 mi
Snyder Park: 10.1 mi
Bassett Park: 10.3 mi
Stark Park: 10.4 mi

Springs10

Negro Spring: 3.2 mi
Gildersleeve Spring: 9.1 mi
Bassett Spring: 10.2 mi
Rollie Springs: 10.3 mi
Goldfish Spring: 15.6 mi

Nature reserves8

55-Mile Habitat Management Unit: 18.4 mi
Little Goose Landing Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
Dry Gulch Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
New York Island Habitat Management Area: 21.5 mi
Skookum Habitat Management Unit: 21.9 mi

Peaks7

Coyote Butte: 2.2 mi
Black Butte: 10.3 mi
Terksaleeze Butte: 10.6 mi
Beacon Hill: 14.0 mi
Marengo Hills: 14.3 mi

Ghost towns6

Canyon: 15.8 mi
McAdam: 16.5 mi
Riparia: 19.0 mi
Grange City: 20.8 mi
Rockwell: 21.7 mi

Museums5

Washtucna Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum: 20.9 mi
Railroad Depot Museum: 21.9 mi
Burroughs Home: 21.9 mi
Adams County Museum: 23.4 mi

Attractions2

#thatnwbus: 9.5 mi
Skydive West Plains: 22.4 mi

Waterfalls2

Palouse Falls: 13.3 mi
Towell Falls: 13.9 mi

Rest areas1

Dusty Rest Area: 24.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ankeny. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Marengo Hills	N 353°	588 m	14.3 mi
Beacon Hill	SE 132°	571 m	14.0 mi
Coyote Butte	NNE 23°	521 m	2.2 mi
Terksaleeze Butte	NNW 347°	512 m	10.6 mi
Magee Hill	SSE 148°	494 m	17.0 mi
Black Butte	E 93°	450 m	10.3 mi
Monumental Rock	SW 220°	216 m	23.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:25	19:05
June solstice	04:59	20:04	20:51
September equinox	06:40	18:12	18:52
December solstice	07:36	15:16	16:07

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	32	36	42	49	57	64	71	70	61	49	39	31
Precip in	2.0	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.1	2.0	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacrosse, 13 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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