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Battery Stoddard

Battery Stoddard from directly overhead

Battery Stoddard is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 30 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 1.7 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1906
Getting there

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Coordinates48.13679, -122.76367

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bobby McGarraugh Park: 0.7 mi
  • North Beach County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sather Park: 1.0 mi
  • Chetzemoka Park: 1.0 mi
  • Rothschild House State Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Morgan Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 9.6 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Gierin Hill: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Attractions: 34
  • Memory's Vault: 0.1 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 6.8 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 9.4 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 10.9 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Salish Sea Circle: 1.5 mi
  • Wings Mural: 1.6 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 6.8 mi
  • Kraken: 11.6 mi
  • Mermaid: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 19
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 1.5 mi
  • Bell Tower: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 18
Lighthouses: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Master Gardener Park: 2.3 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 9.0 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 10.0 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rosario Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tyler PeakSW 228°1,933 m24.0 mi
Mount TownsendSW 216°1,914.1 m23.1 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW 217°1,893 m22.9 mi
Peak BSW 229°1,865 m24.5 mi
Welch PeaksSW 215°1,862.3 m24.0 mi
Silver Lake PeakSW 215°1,837.9 m24.8 mi
Welch PeaksSW 215°1,832 m24.5 mi
Maynard PeakSW 229°1,547 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2721:16
September equinox06:5818:3019:11
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/825695868

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