Ghost town · Washington
Osceola
Osceola is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. East Fay Peak stands 1,988 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
former unincorporated territory
How to reach it
Coordinates47.19500, -122.03700
- 2.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 23.6 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 28.2 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Stan's Overlook · 23 mi
- North Viewing Deck · 23 mi
- South Viewing Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Farmers Park: 1.0 mi
- Rainier Trails Park: 1.1 mi
- Flensted Park: 1.3 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
- Mahler Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- The Great Outdoors: 1.8 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 1.8 mi
- Foal: 2.3 mi
- Canoe: 4.5 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Pinnacle Peak: 3.3 mi
- Long Hill: 3.9 mi
- Baldy Hill: 4.1 mi
- Stanridge Hill: 4.8 mi
- Fell Hill: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 5.2 mi
- Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Metzler Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 59
- Fright Factory Haunted House: 2.6 mi
- Vforce: 4.5 mi
- Remote Control Airfield: 5.9 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 6.3 mi
- Caboose: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Buckley Log Show Logger's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Buckley Log Show: 2.0 mi
- Stilley-Kirtley Historic Log Structure: 2.1 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Buckley Veteran's Memorial: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 57
- Goodwill Garden: 2.4 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 10.0 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 10.8 mi
Museums: 39
- Foothills Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- Black Diamond Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- White River Valley Museum: 11.1 mi
- Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Victor Falls: 7.7 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 16.7 mi
- Ranger Falls: 16.9 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 18.3 mi
- Alice Falls: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 5.6 mi
- Ghost Point: 16.3 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Brandi Carlile Stage: 13.3 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 16.8 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Horse Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 10
- Waterfront: 5.9 mi
- Sex Cove: 8.4 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 19.5 mi
- North Beach: 20.0 mi
- South Beach: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Keeper's Cottage: 20.5 mi
- Generator Building: 20.6 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
- Quarters A: 20.7 mi
- Quarters B: 20.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Maplewood Spring: 13.3 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 20.0 mi
- Canyon Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Osceola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fay Peak | SSE 153° | 1,988 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fay Peak | SSE 154° | 1,981 m | 20.2 mi |
| First Mother Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,976 m | 20.0 mi |
| Second Mother Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,943 m | 19.9 mi |
| Castle Peak | SSE 153° | 1,838 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bearhead Mountain | SE 139° | 1,825 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tyee Peak | SE 142° | 1,793 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tolmie Peak | SSE 155° | 1,790 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:21 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckley 1 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Auburn · 11 mi
- Puyallup · 12 mi
- Fife · 15 mi
- Federal Way · 16 mi
- Kent · 16 mi
- South Sound · 17 mi
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