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Taunton

Taunton from directly overhead

Taunton is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Wahatis Peak stands 803 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area, a park 6.2 miles away. JCT SR 26 TO JCT SR 17 VIC WARDEN passes 7.4 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.80306, -119.34556
Around it

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area: 6.2 mi
  • P.J. Taggares County Park: 7.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 8.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 8.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Wahatis Peak: 10.0 mi
  • Jackass Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Gable Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • Gable Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Cash Butte: 16.7 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Pippistrelle Cliffs Basalt Columns: 7.2 mi
  • White Bluffs: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • IEEE Commemoration Plaque: 24.2 mi
  • APS Commemoration Plaque: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Scooteney Park Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahatis PeakW 271°803 m10.0 mi
Sentinel MountainW 273°733 m24.4 mi
MoblyENE 78°496 m24.2 mi
MobleyENE 78°494 m24.1 mi
Jackass MountainNE 50°356 m11.7 mi
Cash ButteWNW 290°352 m16.7 mi
Gable MountainSSW 211°340 m16.0 mi
Gable MountainSSW 201°321 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:10
June solstice05:0420:0920:56
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:4015:2116:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846536269767565534033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna, 15 mi away.

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