Ghost town · Washington

Interior

Interior from directly overhead

Interior is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. West Twin stands 1,381 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wawawai County Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.64750, -117.38139

22.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
28.8 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Wawawai County Park: 0.9 mi
Wawawai Landing: 1.2 mi
Offield Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
Granite Point Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Boyer Park & Marina / Snake River KOA: 4.0 mi

Peaks22

Castle Rock: 4.2 mi
Wild Horse Hill: 13.0 mi
Smoot Hill: 13.6 mi
Bald Butte: 14.0 mi
Kamiak Butte: 18.0 mi

Nature reserves17

Knoxway Canyon Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
Illia Landing Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
Beckwith Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 8.8 mi

Museums10

Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 11.2 mi
Palouse Discovery Science Center: 12.5 mi
Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 14.6 mi
Garfield County Museum: 15.9 mi

Ghost towns5

Almota: 5.7 mi
Bishop: 6.6 mi
Wilcox: 12.4 mi
Unfried: 16.3 mi
Elberton: 24.3 mi

Gardens4

HIE Garden area: 11.2 mi
Moscow Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Native Plant Garden Path: 18.8 mi
Native Plant Garden: 18.8 mi

Rest areas4

Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Dusty Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Dodge Junction Rest Area: 22.6 mi

Cliffs3

Granite Point: 3.1 mi
Devils Slide: 5.4 mi
Swallows Nest: 24.4 mi

Artworks2

The Caring Call: 12.0 mi
Cougar Bronze Statue: 12.1 mi

Attractions1

Codger Pole: 15.9 mi

Springs1

Kaufman Springs: 18.8 mi

Historic sites1

C. C. Van Arsdol: 21.6 mi

Picnic sites1

Hells Gate Day Use Area: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
West Twin	ENE 63°	1,381 m	24.8 mi
Paradise Point	ENE 61°	1,325 m	24.0 mi
Calloway Hill	SSW 205°	1,130 m	21.3 mi
Goat Mountain	SSW 212°	1,103 m	24.5 mi
Kamiak Butte	NE 34°	1,101 m	18.0 mi
Tatman Mountain	SSW 209°	1,086 m	21.6 mi
Tomer Butte	E 79°	1,059 m	22.1 mi
Bald Butte	E 94°	1,047 m	14.0 mi

Conditions

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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	07:32	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, 12 mi away.

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