Battery Thornburgh
Battery Thornburgh is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Crag stands 1,315 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Vinton, a historic site 0.6 miles away. SEATTLE TO BREMERTON passes 0.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic fort in Washington State, USA.
Wikidata Q5472247, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1901
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 5.4 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- Beck Road Public Road End · 1 mi
- South Beach Drive Road End · 1 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 2 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battery Vinton: 0.6 mi
- Battery Warner: 1.1 mi
- Battery Nash: 1.1 mi
- Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Conversation Bench: 2.5 mi
- Lytle Beach: 0.7 mi
- Manitou Beach: 4.5 mi
- West Raye Street End: 6.5 mi
- West McGraw Street End: 6.5 mi
- West Armour Street End: 6.5 mi
- Fort Ward Tiny Gallery: 1.0 mi
- Boys' Night Out: 1.3 mi
- Beach Glass Quilt: 2.5 mi
- Brooding Loon: 2.6 mi
- Pia the Peacekeeper: 3.5 mi
- Bensam Park: 1.4 mi
- Halls Hill Lookout and Labyrinth: 1.4 mi
- Red Pine Park: 2.3 mi
- Waterfront Park: 2.4 mi
- Midden Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Bainbridge History Museum: 2.6 mi
- KidiMU - Kids Discovery Museum: 2.6 mi
- USS Turner Joy: 4.5 mi
- Kitsap History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Puget Sound Navy Museum: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Harbor Church Community Pea Patch: 2.4 mi
- Rock Farm Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Rolling Bay Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- West Seattle Bee Garden: 8.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.1 mi
- Tillicum Village: 4.0 mi
- USS Parche Sail: 4.8 mi
- Fish Ladder Viewing Room: 8.1 mi
- Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: 8.2 mi
- Historic mill: 8.4 mi
- Manchester State Park: 1.1 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 1.7 mi
- Cougar Creek Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lumpkin Park: 2.6 mi
- Springbrook Creek Preserve: 3.1 mi
- High Point: 3.2 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Magnolia: 7.6 mi
- Bucklin Hill: 7.6 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 8.7 mi
- Camp Kelly: 1.2 mi
- Eagledale Park: 1.5 mi
- Evergreen Park: 4.7 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 7.4 mi
- West Point Light: 6.7 mi
- Quarters A: 6.7 mi
- Quarters B: 6.7 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Ship's Store: 15.8 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 9.3 mi
- Waterwall: 16.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 19.0 mi
- Far Country Falls: 19.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Pigeon Point: 8.1 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Windy Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Licton Springs: 11.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Thornburgh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Crag | WNW 300° | 1,315 m | 24.8 mi |
| East Rock | W 276° | 1,301 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,149 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Turner | WNW 299° | 1,025 m | 20.9 mi |
| Webb Mountain | W 275° | 845 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Walker | NW 309° | 844 m | 22.0 mi |
| Green Hill | WNW 297° | 725 m | 19.9 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ESE 104° | 618 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:29 | 16:22 |
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 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 9.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bremerton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002759OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1162958327
Day trips start here
- Manchester · 2 mi
- Bainbridge Island · 4 mi
- Blake Island · 4 mi
- Bremerton · 6 mi
- Brownsville · 6 mi
- Port Orchard · 6 mi
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