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McAdam

McAdam from directly overhead

McAdam is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Beacon Hill stands 571 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stark Park, a park 6.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260 passes 0.6 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.69694, -118.42222
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Stark Park: 6.1 mi
  • Bassett Park: 6.2 mi
  • Snyder Park: 6.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 6.4 mi
  • Sunflower Park: 6.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Bassett Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 6.4 mi
  • McChesney Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Gildersleeve Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Hammer Spring: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Monumental Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Coyote Butte: 18.5 mi
  • Coyote Ridge: 19.8 mi
  • Magee Hill: 22.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 3
  • Washtucna Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Adams County Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Connell Heritage Museum: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • #thatnwbus: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beacon HillE 87°571 m23.1 mi
Coyote ButteNE 47°521 m18.5 mi
Terksaleeze ButteNNE 26°512 m23.3 mi
MoblyWNW 302°496 m23.4 mi
Magee HillE 100°494 m22.1 mi
MobleyWNW 301°494 m23.4 mi
Rice HillSSW 201°412 m24.7 mi
Coyote RidgeW 269°351 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2619:06
June solstice05:0120:0520:52
September equinox06:4118:1318:53
December solstice07:3615:1816:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744515965747364513932
Precip in1.20.91.31.10.90.80.20.30.41.01.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hatton 9 SE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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