Battery Lee
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
- 1.2 mi off the JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK
- 2.0 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 3.2 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
- 4.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 23 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 24 mi
- South Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Salish Sea Circle: 3.0 mi
- Wings Mural: 3.1 mi
- Whale Wheel: 8.2 mi
- Dolmen: 10.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 10.7 mi
- Fort Flagler State Park: 0.5 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 4.7 mi
- South Whidbey State Park: 5.4 mi
- Trillium Community Forest: 6.6 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 7.2 mi
- 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
- Battery Wilhelm: 0.1 mi
- Battery Grattan: 0.2 mi
- Battery Revere: 0.2 mi
- Battery Downes: 0.4 mi
- Battery Calwell: 0.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- North Beach: 5.0 mi
- Portage Beach: 5.2 mi
- Glass Beach: 5.4 mi
- Double Bluff Beach: 11.7 mi
- Double Bluff County Park: 11.8 mi
- Pratts Bluff: 6.2 mi
- North Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Blowers Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Double Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 11.8 mi
- 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
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 4.1 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 4.1 mi
- Oil House: 15.2 mi
- Office: 15.2 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- McGees: 8.2 mi
- Skagit City: 24.6 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 24.8 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Townsend | SW 226° | 1,914.1 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Townsend-North Peak | SW 227° | 1,893 m | 23.4 mi |
| Welch Peaks | SW 224° | 1,862.3 m | 24.3 mi |
| Welch Peaks | SW 224° | 1,832 m | 24.8 mi |
| Maynard Peak | WSW 239° | 1,547 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dirty Face Ridge | SW 231° | 1,524 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little River Peak | SW 229° | 1,501 m | 22.2 mi |
| Three O'Clock Ridge | WSW 239° | 1,493 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 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/837428535
Day trips start here
- Port Townsend · 4 mi
- Greenbank · 6 mi
- Whidbey Island · 6 mi
- Coupeville · 8 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 8 mi
- Freeland · 9 mi
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