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Bob Overbaugh

Bob Overbaugh from directly overhead

Bob Overbaugh is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Curt Mathisen Family Picnic Area, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Columbia River passes 5.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
DRINKING FOUNTAIN DONATED IN MEMORY OF BOB OVERBAUGH BORN IN WHITE SALMON 1893 DECEASED 1976
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.72918, -121.48762

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rheingarten Park: 0.0 mi
  • The Little City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pioneer Cemetery: 0.3 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 0.3 mi
  • White Salmon Treaty Fishing Access Site: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Panorama Point: 2.9 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Husum Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Lelliot Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Mosier Springs: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 16
  • Coyote Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 4.9 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Catherine Creek Rock Arch: 6.0 mi
  • Rowena Plateau: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 12
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 7
  • The Henderson Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 4.7 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 9.8 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 18.4 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.8 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Bob Overbaugh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW1,504 m12.6 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW1,457 m15.0 mi
Green Point MountainWSW1,444 m15.4 mi
Guler MountainNNW1,288 m14.2 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainWNW1,283 m16.4 mi
Monte CristoNNW1,271 m12.9 mi
Monte CarloNNW1,224 m10.7 mi
Mann ButteNNW1,212 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861848068

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