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Captain Nathan Olney Memorial and Grave Site

Captain Nathan Olney Memorial and Grave Site from directly overhead

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. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP passes 19 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 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.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Getting there

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Coordinates46.34272, -120.83255

Overlooks nearby

Around it

121 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • 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
Peaks: 39
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Rock Border Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 24.1 mi
  • Joyful Garden: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Olney Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Shamrock Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Lyon Spring: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Farm Equipment Yard: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • South Fork Falls: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Darland MountainWNW 303°2,122 m21.5 mi
Spencer PointWNW 289°2,019 m24.4 mi
Dome PeakNW 321°2,001 m20.8 mi
Jennies ButteW 279°1,949 m23.0 mi
Strobach MountainNNW 327°1,944 m21.0 mi
Indian RockS 179°1,774 m24.4 mi
Johns ButteW 275°1,740 m23.4 mi
Jumpoff JoeNNW 336°1,728.2 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1220:1321:00
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4415:2916:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323745526167757365523931
Precip in1.10.60.60.60.80.50.20.20.20.60.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wapato, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12242083880

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