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McGees

McGees from directly overhead

McGees is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Gasp Pinnancle stands 2,292 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George Vancouver Heritage Marker, a historic site 2.2 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 5.5 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates48.07139, -122.86361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bishop Play Park: 3.9 mi
  • Nora's Neighborhood Park: 4.1 mi
  • 12th and Handcock Pocket Park: 4.1 mi
  • Irondale Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • Baker View Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Morgan Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Gierin Hill: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 29
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 4.7 mi
  • Memory's Vault: 6.5 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 7.6 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 9.4 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Wings Mural: 5.7 mi
  • Salish Sea Circle: 5.9 mi
  • Kite Girl: 11.7 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 13.1 mi
  • Dolmen: 17.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Bell Tower: 5.7 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Native Art Gallery: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Glass Beach: 5.8 mi
  • North Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Portage Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Foulweather Bluff Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Double Bluff County Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Master Gardener Park: 4.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 6.1 mi
  • Sequim Botanical Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 13.6 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of McGees. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gasp PinnancleSW2,292 m23.8 mi
Adelaide PeakSW2,238 m23.4 mi
Warrior PeakSSW2,231 m23.5 mi
Mount ClarkSW2,213 m23.6 mi
SundialSW2,197 m23.6 mi
Gray WolfSW2,193 m20.6 mi
Mount WalkinshawSW2,157 m23.2 mi
Greywolf MountainSW2,149 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2721:16
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice08:0015:2716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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