Battery Calwell
Battery Calwell is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Hawk Peak stands 1,995 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Downes, a historic site 0.2 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 1.7 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 5.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 18.4 mi off the MUKILTEO TO CLINTON
- 23.1 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
Overlooks nearby
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 23 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 23 mi
- South Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Pope Marine Park: 2.5 mi
- Adams Street Park: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
- Rothschild House State Park: 2.7 mi
- Chetzemoka Park: 2.8 mi
- Salish Sea Circle: 2.5 mi
- Wings Mural: 2.6 mi
- Whale Wheel: 8.4 mi
- Dolmen: 11.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 11.2 mi
- Morgan Hill: 3.2 mi
- Jorgenson Hill: 4.5 mi
- Scenic Heights: 11.1 mi
- Big Skidder Hill: 14.4 mi
- Little Skidder Hill: 15.6 mi
- Battery Downes: 0.2 mi
- Battery Revere: 0.4 mi
- Battery Wilhelm: 0.5 mi
- Battery Grattan: 0.6 mi
- Battery Lee: 0.6 mi
- Memory's Vault: 3.8 mi
- Ancient Cedar: 5.8 mi
- Alexander Blockhouse: 8.3 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 12.3 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 15.2 mi
- Fort Flagler State Park: 0.2 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 5.2 mi
- South Whidbey State Park: 5.9 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Trillium Community Forest: 7.0 mi
- Fort Flagler Museum: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 2.5 mi
- Bell Tower: 2.7 mi
- Coast Artillery Museum: 3.7 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 5.7 mi
- North Beach: 4.6 mi
- Portage Beach: 4.9 mi
- Glass Beach: 5.0 mi
- Double Bluff Beach: 12.1 mi
- Double Bluff County Park: 12.1 mi
- Pratts Bluff: 6.8 mi
- North Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Blowers Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Double Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 3.7 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Educational Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Meerkerk Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Office: 15.4 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 19.5 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- McGees: 7.6 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 12.6 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Calwell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Peak | SW 224° | 1,995 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tyler Peak | WSW 237° | 1,933 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Townsend | SW 226° | 1,914 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Townsend-North Peak | SW 227° | 1,893 m | 22.8 mi |
| Welch Peaks | SW 224° | 1,862 m | 23.8 mi |
| Silver Lake Peak | SW 223° | 1,838 m | 24.6 mi |
| Maynard Peak | WSW 239° | 1,547 m | 23.0 mi |
| Dirty Face Ridge | SW 230° | 1,524 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:26 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/837428533
Day trips start here
- Port Townsend · 3 mi
- Greenbank · 6 mi
- Whidbey Island · 6 mi
- Coupeville · 8 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 8 mi
- Freeland · 10 mi
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