Baird
Baird is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 727 m. Lone Butte stands 770 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert Butte, a peak 3.6 miles away. Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Chief Joseph Dam Overlook · 27 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Gilbert Butte: 3.6 mi
- Umatilla Rock: 5.3 mi
- Table Rock: 6.6 mi
- Chester Butte: 8.9 mi
- High Hill: 9.0 mi
- Blue Lake Public Access: 4.3 mi
- Coulee City Community Park: 8.2 mi
- Grimes Lake Public Access: 9.2 mi
- Billy Clapp Lake Park: 11.5 mi
- Stratford Wildlife Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Delany Springs: 5.5 mi
- Deadman Springs: 11.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 22.4 mi
- Dry Falls Interpretive Center: 5.0 mi
- Grant County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Dutch Henry Falls: 9.7 mi
- Summer Falls: 11.5 mi
- Blue Lake Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Water Wars: 4.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 5.8 mi
- Calling the Healing Sundial: 15.8 mi
- Ephrata Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Northrup Point Day-use Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baird. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Butte | NW 318° | 770 m | 18.3 mi |
| Gilbert Butte | ENE 67° | 763 m | 3.6 mi |
| Burke Hill | NW 317° | 762 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tower Rock | N 11° | 719 m | 23.0 mi |
| Chester Butte | NNW 340° | 712 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hook Hills | N 352° | 712 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wheeler Hills | N 351° | 706 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bell Butte | N 353° | 701 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:12 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:16 | 16:09 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartline, 18 mi away.
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