Ghost town · Washington
Whitney
Whitney is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Lyman Hill stands 1,311 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Swinomish Channel Boat Launch, a park 1.9 miles away. Cascade Loop runs past it.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates48.44778, -122.47167
- On the Cascade Loop, National
- 10.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 19.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 20.6 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 11 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 12 mi
- Burnout knob · 13 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 60
- Polar Bears: 4.1 mi
- Fiddler Crab: 4.1 mi
- Peace Dove: 4.1 mi
- Could You Have Been Her: 4.1 mi
- Silent Words: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Sugar Cube: 6.6 mi
- Troxel Hill: 6.6 mi
- Little Round Top: 6.9 mi
- Hoypus Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mount Erie: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Swinomish Channel Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- Jordan Street End Park: 3.9 mi
- John K Bob Ball Park: 3.9 mi
- Swadabs Park: 4.0 mi
- Gilkey Square: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Really Big Tree Trunk: 6.2 mi
- Fort Whitman: 6.4 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 6.5 mi
- September 11, 2001: 6.5 mi
- Lady of the Sea: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 26
- Joe Hamel Beach: 2.8 mi
- Martha's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Dewey Beach: 6.4 mi
- Little North Beach: 8.6 mi
- Alexander Beach: 8.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Heritage Flight Museum: 2.6 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 4.0 mi
- Skagit County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 4.2 mi
- La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hole in the Wall: 5.5 mi
- Main Wall East: 7.1 mi
- Snag Buttress: 7.2 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Sares Head: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 14
- Roozen Gaarde: 4.0 mi
- Hidden Gnome Garden: 8.1 mi
- White Bloom garden: 8.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.1 mi
- Forgotten Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 12
- Tulip Town: 2.6 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 4.2 mi
- Skagit County Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 7.3 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Crystal Falls: 14.1 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 15.9 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 17.3 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Skagit City: 6.7 mi
- Ehrlich: 12.7 mi
- Park: 18.3 mi
- Alpine: 23.0 mi
- Standard: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rosario Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Hill | NE 55° | 1,311 m | 17.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 92° | 1,233 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cultus Mountain | E 96° | 1,205 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | E 89° | 1,194 m | 18.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,014 m | 16.8 mi |
| Talc Mountain | E 86° | 1,001 m | 19.1 mi |
| Split Rock | E 101° | 964 m | 17.1 mi |
| Stimson Hill | ESE 119° | 858 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:23 | 16:18 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon 3 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- La Conner · 4 mi
- Burlington · 7 mi
- Mount Vernon · 7 mi
- Anacortes · 8 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 8 mi
- Edison · 8 mi
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