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Goshen

Goshen from directly overhead

Goshen is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Lincoln Peak stands 2,695 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Creation of Life Story Pole, a artwork 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 1.6 miles off.

ghost town in Washington, United States

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Coordinates48.85444, -122.34111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Nugent's Corner River Access: 2.4 mi
  • Everson Park: 4.5 mi
  • Riverside Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Nooksack City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Westhills Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 14
Gardens: 12
  • Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 9.2 mi
  • York Community Farm: 9.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Public Access Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Squalicum Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 10.3 mi
  • dogfish beach: 16.7 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Mount Baker Vista: 20.1 mi
  • 6: 24.7 mi
  • 5: 24.7 mi
  • 4: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 3.9 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 4.3 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 6.1 mi
  • Farmville: 10.8 mi
  • School Area: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Goshen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lincoln PeakESE 105°2,695 m22.8 mi
South TwinESE 123°2,123 m19.1 mi
North TwinESE 121°2,024 m18.3 mi
Skookum PeakESE 123°2,018 m19.5 mi
Little SisterSE 124°2,012 m20.0 mi
Skyline DivideE 92°1,998 m22.0 mi
Jaw's ToothESE 123°1,981 m19.4 mi
Kloke PeakSE 124°1,975 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:0720:2721:17
September equinox06:5718:2719:09
December solstice08:0115:2016:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495660646359514338
Precip in7.03.95.04.03.22.41.41.52.95.37.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 8 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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