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McGees

McGees from directly overhead

McGees is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Adelaide Peak stands 2,238 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape George Trailhead Park, a park 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND passes 2.0 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates48.07139, -122.86361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cape George Trailhead Park: 1.8 mi
  • 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
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
Attractions: 32
  • 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
Historic sites: 31
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
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of McGees. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Adelaide PeakSW 227°2,238 m23.4 mi
Warrior PeakSSW 212°2,231 m23.5 mi
SundialSW 226°2,197 m23.6 mi
Gray WolfSW 231°2,193 m20.6 mi
Mount WalkinshawSW 228°2,157 m23.2 mi
Greywolf MountainSW 231°2,149 m20.6 mi
North Petunia PeakSW 225°2,133 m22.1 mi
Buckhorn MountainSW 215°2,129.9 m20.8 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 5080 °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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