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Hanford

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Hanford is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Lookout Summit stands 1,106 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gable Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Benton County, Washington, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1907
Abandoned
1943
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.58370, -119.38800
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ringold Springs Boat Launch: 8.0 mi
  • Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area: 9.5 mi
  • Basin City Memorial Park and Arena: 11.0 mi
  • Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge: 13.5 mi
  • USS Triton Sail Park: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Gable Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Gable Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Gable Butte: 10.6 mi
  • The Horn: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Saturn: 17.2 mi
  • Cougar Pride: 18.4 mi
  • Wind Riders: 18.4 mi
  • Half Sphere and Vessel Grouping: 18.4 mi
  • Cougar Statue: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • Horn Rapids County Park: 16.0 mi
  • Horn Rapids Natural Open Space: 18.4 mi
  • Wetland Migitation Area: 18.6 mi
  • Scooteney Park Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
  • Tapteal Bend: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • IEEE Commemoration Plaque: 8.9 mi
  • APS Commemoration Plaque: 9.0 mi
  • WSC Arch: 18.2 mi
  • WSC Arch: 18.3 mi
  • Black Pioneers: 18.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Doke Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Benson Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Snively Spring: 18.0 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • White Bluffs: 6.6 mi
  • Pippistrelle Cliffs Basalt Columns: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • USS Triton Submarine: 17.2 mi
  • Gravity Hill: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Carbody Beach: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout SummitWSW 247°1,106 m23.5 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSW 221°1,076 m16.2 mi
Wahatis PeakNNW 332°803 m17.3 mi
Emerson NippleW 274°675 m22.2 mi
Chandler ButteSSW 200°622 m24.7 mi
Dead Dog LaunchSSW 194°556 m24.4 mi
Sagebrush RidgeSW 223°508 m24.6 mi
Badger MountainS 172°481.3 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:10
June solstice05:0520:0820:55
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:4015:2216:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845526065717163524033
Precip in1.41.00.70.80.90.80.30.20.40.91.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eltopia 8 WSW, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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