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O'Brien

O'Brien from directly overhead

O'Brien is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Saar's Pioneer Cemetery, a historic site 0.8 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 11 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates47.41220, -122.23700

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites: 58
  • Saar's Pioneer Cemetery: 0.8 mi
  • Dedicated In Memory of Those Buried in Unmarked Graves: 0.8 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 2.1 mi
  • Another Place, Another Time: 2.1 mi
  • Downey Bridge Monument: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 1.4 mi
  • Green River Natural Resources Area: 1.4 mi
  • Valley Floor Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 1.9 mi
  • Vila Real Wildlife Conservation: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Kent Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Kent East Hill Nursery Display Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Star Lake Rain Garden: 4.6 mi
  • School garden: 5.0 mi
  • Seike Japanese Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 58
  • Space Needle of Renton: 5.4 mi
  • Emerald Downs: 5.6 mi
  • Bubbleator: 6.3 mi
  • Clock Tower Bell: 6.9 mi
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 7.8 mi
Parks: 57
  • Garrison Creek Park: 1.3 mi
  • Chestnut Ridge Park: 1.4 mi
  • Three Friends Fishing Hole Park: 1.5 mi
  • Commons Neighborhood Park: 1.5 mi
  • Kent Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Echo Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Long View Peak: 9.7 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 10.0 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 56
  • Kennydale Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 8.2 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 9.4 mi
  • Crow Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Woodmont Country Club: 5.4 mi
  • Brandi Carlile Stage: 9.1 mi
  • Shelter 2: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Far Country Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE1,004 m20.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakENE994 m19.8 mi
East Tiger MountainENE913 m14.5 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE849 m19.4 mi
Tiger Middle SummitENE795 m13.5 mi
Taylor MountainE792 m16.3 mi
Brew HillE774 m16.8 mi
Lookout MountainE663 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5415:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447525863686863534641
Precip in5.84.04.43.12.11.70.70.91.54.16.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, under a mile away.

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