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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.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates47.41220, -122.23700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Saar's Pioneer Cemetery: 0.8 mi
  • Dedicated In Memory of Those Buried in Unmarked Graves: 0.8 mi
  • George H. Stoner: 1.5 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 2.1 mi
  • Another Place, Another Time: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
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
  • 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
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
  • 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: 59
  • 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: 39
  • Woodmont Country Club: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 6.8 mi
  • Brandi Carlile Stage: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 10
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 23.6 miles of O'Brien. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 81°1,004 m20.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakENE 79°994.257 m19.8 mi
East Tiger MountainENE 69°913 m14.5 mi
West Tiger #1ENE 62°891 m13.8 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE 125°849 m19.4 mi
West Tiger #2ENE 60°841 m13.5 mi
Tiger Middle SummitENE 68°795 m13.5 mi
Taylor MountainE 80°792 m16.3 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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