Ghost town · Washington

Bishop

Bishop from directly overhead

Bishop is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. West Twin stands 1,381 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blyton Landing Recreation Area, a park 1.4 miles away. JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE passes 5.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.57583, -117.28889

5.6 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
9.2 mi off the ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN
9.8 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
10.0 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Blyton Landing Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
Granite Point Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
Wawawai Landing: 5.8 mi
Wawawai County Park: 5.8 mi
Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area: 7.3 mi

Peaks23

Castle Rock: 3.3 mi
Bald Butte: 10.3 mi
Wild Horse Hill: 16.3 mi
Paradise Ridge: 16.3 mi
Lewiston Hill: 16.7 mi

Nature reserves16

Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
Knoxway Canyon Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
Illia Landing Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 12.5 mi

Museums10

Visitor Center: 8.9 mi
Local Native American and geological information: 11.9 mi
Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 11.9 mi
Palouse Discovery Science Center: 13.5 mi
Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 14.4 mi

Cliffs7

Granite Point: 3.9 mi
Granite Point: 3.9 mi
Devils Slide: 11.8 mi
Swallows Nest: 17.8 mi
Upper Westside: 19.9 mi

Gardens7

HIE Garden area: 11.3 mi
Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
Moscow Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Native Plant Garden Path: 21.3 mi
Native Plant Garden: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns4

Interior: 6.6 mi
Unfried: 11.9 mi
Almota: 12.3 mi
Wilcox: 18.8 mi

Rest areas3

Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Dusty Rest Area: 23.3 mi

Artworks2

The Caring Call: 12.3 mi
Cougar Bronze Statue: 12.5 mi

Springs2

Kaufman Springs: 15.1 mi
Iron Springs: 22.0 mi

Historic sites1

C. C. Van Arsdol: 15.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Hells Gate Day Use Area: 18.3 mi

Attractions1

Codger Pole: 21.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
West Twin	NE 47°	1,381 m	24.0 mi
East Twin	NE 48°	1,367 m	24.4 mi
Paradise Point	NE 45°	1,325 m	23.5 mi
Calloway Hill	SW 223°	1,130 m	19.6 mi
Goat Mountain	SW 228°	1,103 m	23.5 mi
Kamiak Butte	NNE 16°	1,101 m	20.6 mi
Tatman Mountain	SW 226°	1,086 m	20.4 mi
Tomer Butte	ENE 62°	1,059 m	19.6 mi

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:22	19:02
June solstice	04:57	20:00	20:47
September equinox	06:37	18:09	18:49
December solstice	07:31	15:14	16:05

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	35	40	46	54	60	67	68	60	49	38	31
Precip in	2.7	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.6	2.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pullman 2 NW, 14 mi away.

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