Historic site · Washington

B-17 Crash Site

B-17 Crash Site from directly overhead

B-17 Crash Site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,418 m. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 8.6 miles off.

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Access: permit

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Coordinates47.85433, -123.08864

8.6 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
11.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
13.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
16.7 mi off the JCT SR 104 TO JCT SR 20 VIC CHIMACUM

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Hawk Peak: 0.9 mi
Mount Worthington-Northeast Peak: 1.1 mi
Mount Worthington: 1.3 mi
Welch Peaks: 1.3 mi
Silver Lake Peak: 1.4 mi

Parks

Quilcene Community Park: 9.9 mi
Worthington Park: 10.0 mi
Quilcene Riverside Park: 10.2 mi
Lake Leland County Park: 10.3 mi
Sequim Bay State Park: 13.4 mi

Attractions33

7 Cedars Casino: 12.1 mi
Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 14.7 mi
Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 15.2 mi
Fairgrounds: 15.9 mi
Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 16.7 mi

Historic sites23

George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 16.1 mi
Dungeness School House: 20.0 mi
Torpedo X-Ray Tower: 20.6 mi
Road T to lot 3?: 20.6 mi
Gate 2: 20.6 mi

Museums17

Quilcene Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
Native Art Gallery: 12.5 mi
Port Townsend Aero Museum: 19.1 mi
Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 22.0 mi
Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 22.1 mi

Artworks12

Kite Girl: 15.6 mi
Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 21.5 mi
Dogfish Bay: 22.1 mi
Vikings: 22.2 mi
Uff Da: 22.2 mi

Nature reserves8

Beaches8

Linger Longer Beach: 10.9 mi
Swim Beach: 12.8 mi
Mystery Beach: 12.8 mi
Dabob Broad Spit: 13.0 mi
Portage Beach: 20.6 mi

Waterfalls6

Rocky Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
Murhut Falls: 12.6 mi
Ludlow Falls: 18.2 mi
Whitehorse Falls: 19.7 mi
Hamma Hamma Falls: 20.9 mi

Gardens4

Sequim Botanical Garden: 15.8 mi
Master Gardener Park: 22.4 mi
Arboretum: 22.6 mi
Rhododendron Gardens: 24.3 mi

Cliffs3

Red Bluff: 12.7 mi
Teekalet Bluff: 22.8 mi
Foulweather Bluff: 22.9 mi

Springs1

Elk Lick Springs: 12.8 mi

Ghost towns1

McGees: 18.3 mi

Lighthouses1

New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 22.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of B-17 Crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Deception	WSW 247°	2,369 m	7.3 mi
Mount Constance	SSW 198°	2,364 m	5.9 mi
Mount Johnson	WSW 258°	2,341 m	7.1 mi
Inner Constance	SSW 205°	2,338 m	6.4 mi
Martin Peak	WSW 253°	2,328 m	7.0 mi
Sweat Spire	WSW 258°	2,304 m	7.0 mi
Mount Mystery	WSW 237°	2,298 m	7.4 mi
Gasp Pinnancle	WSW 259°	2,292 m	7.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:44	19:25
June solstice	05:14	20:27	21:16
September equinox	07:00	18:31	19:12
December solstice	08:00	15:29	16:23

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	39	41	45	49	55	59	64	64	60	51	43	38

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/715873891

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