Ghost town · Washington
Metum
Metum is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Turner stands 1,025 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 5.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
populated place in King County, Washington, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates47.69176, -122.40402
- 5.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 6.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 6.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 7.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Skogen Lane Public Road End · 6 mi
- Whitty Way Public Road End · 6 mi
- Sivertson Road Shore View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Golden Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 0.9 mi
- Webster Park: 1.0 mi
- Crown Hill Glen: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Leif Erikson Statue: 0.8 mi
- Seattle Fishermen's Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 2.9 mi
- Hiker Memorial Statue: 3.0 mi
- Licton Springs Park: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- 45th Avenue West Street End: 1.5 mi
- West Sheridan Street End: 1.5 mi
- West Cramer Street End: 1.7 mi
- Gilman Avenue West Street End: 1.8 mi
- 48th Avenue West Street End: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Frankie Feetsplinter: 1.7 mi
- Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: 1.8 mi
- Fish Ladder Viewing Room: 1.9 mi
- Historic Carousel: 2.8 mi
- MV Skansonia: 4.5 mi
Museums
- National Nordic Museum: 1.7 mi
- Unity Museum: 4.7 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 4.8 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 4.9 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 60
- Oak Tree Garden: 2.1 mi
- Prairie-Style Garden: 2.1 mi
- Butterfly Hill Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
- Shady Woodland Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Pipers Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Waldo Woods: 4.3 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Innis Arden Reserve Park: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 54
- Atala Kivliktwok Okitun Dukik: 0.2 mi
- Groundswell: 0.8 mi
- The Gardener: 1.1 mi
- Ballard Boat: 1.4 mi
- Parking Squid: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 38
- Magnolia: 3.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 4.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 7.4 mi
- Eagledale Park: 7.9 mi
- Camp Kelly: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- Quarters B: 2.5 mi
- Quarters A: 2.5 mi
- West Point Light: 2.5 mi
- Office: 16.3 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Magnolia Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Pigeon Point: 8.6 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Scatchet Head: 15.4 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Waterwall: 11.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 16.6 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 17.2 mi
- Far Country Falls: 17.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Licton Springs: 3.1 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Turner | W 277° | 1,025 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Walker | WNW 286° | 844 m | 24.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 125° | 795 m | 24.7 mi |
| Green Hill | W 275° | 725 m | 23.8 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | SE 128° | 618 m | 21.1 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | SE 129° | 608 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poo Poo Point | SE 126° | 564 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gold Mountain | WSW 241° | 528 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Seattle/Ballard · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 4 mi
- Seattle/North · 4 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 5 mi
- Seattle/University District · 5 mi
- Shoreline · 5 mi
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