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Battery Lee

Battery Lee from directly overhead

Battery Lee is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Townsend stands 1,914 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Wilhelm, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK passes 1.2 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1900

How to reach it

Coordinates48.10255, -122.69149

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Pope Marine Park: 3.0 mi
  • Adams Street Park: 3.1 mi
  • Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
  • East Beach Park: 3.2 mi
  • Rothschild House State Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Salish Sea Circle: 3.0 mi
  • Wings Mural: 3.1 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 8.2 mi
  • Dolmen: 10.7 mi
  • Labyrinth: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 39
  • Morgan Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 10.9 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Little Skidder Hill: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
Attractions: 34
  • Memory's Vault: 4.2 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 5.3 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 8.2 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 12.9 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 15.8 mi
Museums: 25
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Bell Tower: 3.2 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 14
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Master Gardener Park: 4.3 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 6.1 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TownsendSW 226°1,914.1 m23.5 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW 227°1,893 m23.4 mi
Welch PeaksSW 224°1,862.3 m24.3 mi
Welch PeaksSW 224°1,832 m24.8 mi
Maynard PeakWSW 239°1,547 m23.5 mi
Dirty Face RidgeSW 231°1,524 m23.1 mi
Little River PeakSW 229°1,501 m22.2 mi
Three O'Clock RidgeWSW 239°1,493 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:24
June solstice05:1120:2621:15
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5915:2616:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/837428535

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