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Blue Star Memorial

Blue Star Memorial from directly overhead

Blue Star Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Groat Mountain stands 1,703 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 5.9 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
1.5 m
Material
stone
Inscription
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL BY-WAY ¶ A tribute to the Armed Forces of America ¶ Lynden Garden Club ¶ National Garden Clubs, Inc
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.94388, -122.45184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Patterson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Glenning Park: 0.3 mi
  • Glenning Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lynden City Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 42
Peaks: 35
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 14
Gardens: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Squalicum Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 14.0 mi
  • dogfish beach: 21.9 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 2.1 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 3.8 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 4.3 mi
  • School Area: 7.6 mi
  • Farmville: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Group Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Groat MountainESE 116°1,702.5 m24.6 mi
Bald MountainE 86°1,675 m22.3 mi
Kaisoots MountainE 86°1,584 m22.3 mi
Slide MountainESE 105°1,491 m20.4 mi
Isar MountainE 79°1,454 m22.1 mi
Black MountainE 86°1,359 m19.1 mi
Stewart PeakESE 119°1,299 m23.2 mi
Sumas MountainESE 102°1,041 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:23
June solstice05:0720:2821:18
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0215:2016:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495660646359514338
Precip in7.03.95.04.03.22.41.41.52.95.37.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6230995948

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