Captain Nathan Olney Memorial and Grave Site
Captain Nathan Olney Memorial and Grave Site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Darland Mountain stands 2,122 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Simcoe State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
Captain Nathan Olney 1824-1866 Member Barlow Train West 1843 First Resident The Dalles 1847 Organized Oregon Volunteers to Avenge Ward Massacre, Protect Immigrant Trains and the Pony Express Intrepid Leader Cayuse and Yakima Indian Wars.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tieton Dam · 26 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Simcoe State Park: 0.3 mi
- Harrah Town Park: 14.4 mi
- Reservation Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
- West Valley Community Park: 19.5 mi
- Reservation Park: 20.3 mi
- Satus Peak: 7.0 mi
- Deer Butte: 7.3 mi
- Toppenish Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Simon Butte: 12.5 mi
- McKays Butte: 14.4 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 18.8 mi
- Esel Point: 21.0 mi
- Miller Point: 21.9 mi
- Windy Point: 22.9 mi
- Blue Slide: 23.9 mi
- McAllister Museum/Civil Air Patrol: 21.2 mi
- McAllister Museum of Aviation: 21.2 mi
- Central Washington Agricultural Museum: 21.5 mi
- Yakima Valley Museum: 22.3 mi
- Yakima Valley Trolleys: 23.2 mi
- Old Car (Sumwhat abandoned): 17.8 mi
- Floyd Paxton Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
- A J Bolon Historic Monument: 24.1 mi
- Rock Border Garden: 24.1 mi
- Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 24.1 mi
- Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 24.1 mi
- Joyful Garden: 24.2 mi
- Olney Spring: 11.5 mi
- Shamrock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lyon Spring: 17.6 mi
- Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 20.8 mi
- Farm Equipment Yard: 21.4 mi
- South Fork Falls: 23.9 mi
- J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain Nathan Olney Memorial and Grave Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darland Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,122 m | 21.5 mi |
| Spencer Point | WNW 289° | 2,019 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dome Peak | NW 321° | 2,001 m | 20.8 mi |
| Jennies Butte | W 279° | 1,949 m | 23.0 mi |
| Strobach Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,944 m | 21.0 mi |
| Indian Rock | S 179° | 1,774 m | 24.4 mi |
| Johns Butte | W 275° | 1,740 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jumpoff Joe | NNW 336° | 1,728 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:29 | 16:20 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wapato, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12242083880
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