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Battery Randol

Battery Randol from directly overhead

Battery Randol is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Tyler Peak stands 1,933 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Memory's Vault, a attraction 0.1 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 1.9 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1900

How to reach it

Coordinates48.13972, -122.76514

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Beach County Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bobby McGarraugh Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sather Park: 1.2 mi
  • Chetzemoka Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rothschild House State Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Morgan Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 9.5 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Gierin Hill: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Salish Sea Circle: 1.8 mi
  • Wings Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 6.7 mi
  • Kraken: 11.5 mi
  • Mermaid: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Memory's Vault: 0.1 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 6.6 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 9.6 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 10.9 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 19
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Bell Tower: 1.7 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 19
Gardens: 9
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Master Gardener Park: 2.4 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 9.1 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 10.2 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tyler PeakSW1,933 m24.1 mi
Mount TownsendSW1,914 m23.2 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW1,893 m23.0 mi
Peak BSW1,865 m24.6 mi
Welch PeaksSW1,862 m24.1 mi
Maynard PeakSW1,547 m22.3 mi
Dirty Face RidgeSW1,524 m22.4 mi
Little River PeakSW1,501 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2721:16
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice08:0015:2616:20

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/827051085

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