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Deschutes No. 3 Fishway

Deschutes No. 3 Fishway from directly overhead

Deschutes No. 3 Fishway is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Brown Park, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1954
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.01458, -122.90441

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jim Brown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tumwater Historical Park: 0.5 mi
  • 5th & Hayes Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • Barclift Park: 0.6 mi
  • Overlook Point Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Capitol Steps: 1.5 mi
  • Winged Victory: 1.5 mi
  • POW: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Molly: 9.7 mi
  • Rock Candy Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Bartlett Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Flash Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Cosgrave Hill: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 41
Museums: 31
  • Henderson House Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Crosby House Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Puget Sound Estuarium: 2.2 mi
  • L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Sunrise Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
  • McAllister Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mima Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Porter Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Environmental Study Area: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Point: 19.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Deschutes No. 3 Fishway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainW 261°909 m10.8 mi
Capitol PeakWSW 256°787 m11.4 mi
Larch MountainW 260°774 m11.2 mi
Rock Candy MountainW 268°701 m9.7 mi
Fuzzy TopWSW 247°462 m13.4 mi
Crawford MountainSSE 151°453 m13.6 mi
Northcraft MountainSSE 161°429 m13.6 mi
Mount MollyWSW 244°344 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1720:2421:11
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5515:3416:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6206657604

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