Fort Casey
Fort Casey is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Bon Jon Peak stands 1,414 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Admiralty Head Lighthouse, a lighthouse 0.3 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Casey was a 19th-century defensive fortification built on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington, to deter invasion from the sea. It is preserved as Fort Casey Historical State Park, a Washington state park and historic district within the Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. Admiralty Inlet was considered so strategic to the defense of Puget Sound in the 1890s that three forts—Fort Casey on Whidbey Island, Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island, and Fort Worden at Port Townsend—were built with the intention to create a "triangle of fire" against invading ships. This military strategy was based on the theory that the three fortresses would thwart any invasion attempt by sea.
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What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 0.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 3.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 3.3 mi off the CLINTON FERRY ZONE VIC WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 20 VIC KEYSTON FERRY ZONE
Overlooks nearby
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 26 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 28 mi
- South Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Driftwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Lion's Club Park: 4.2 mi
- Chetzemoka Park: 4.3 mi
- Captain Coupe's Park & Boat Launch: 4.4 mi
- Cooks Corner Park: 4.4 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Fort Flagler State Park: 4.2 mi
- Kettles Trail System: 5.2 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 7.1 mi
- Whale Wheel: 4.5 mi
- Salish Sea Circle: 4.5 mi
- Wings Mural: 4.8 mi
- Kraken: 9.1 mi
- Mermaid: 9.2 mi
- Jacob and Sarah Ebey Blockhouse: 3.4 mi
- Battery Lee: 3.8 mi
- Battery Wilhelm: 3.9 mi
- Battery Revere: 3.9 mi
- Battery Vicars: 3.9 mi
- Memory's Vault: 4.2 mi
- Alexander Blockhouse: 4.5 mi
- Ancient Cedar: 7.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 13.8 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 15.0 mi
- Morgan Hill: 4.6 mi
- Scenic Heights: 7.1 mi
- Jorgenson Hill: 8.6 mi
- Monkey Hill: 14.6 mi
- Troxel Hill: 16.7 mi
- Fort Flagler Museum: 4.3 mi
- Coast Artillery Museum: 4.4 mi
- Island County Museum: 4.5 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 4.5 mi
- Bell Tower: 4.7 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Educational Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 6.0 mi
- Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Meerkerk Gardens: 7.5 mi
- North Beach: 5.0 mi
- Glass Beach: 5.5 mi
- Portage Beach: 9.0 mi
- Double Bluff Beach: 14.3 mi
- Double Bluff County Park: 14.5 mi
- North Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Pratts Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Blowers Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Double Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 0.3 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Smith Island Keepers House: 13.6 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Office: 18.3 mi
- McGees: 10.4 mi
- Skagit City: 21.3 mi
- Whitney: 22.2 mi
- Ehrlich: 24.5 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 24.8 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Casey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Jon Peak | SW 222° | 1,414 m | 24.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | SW 214° | 1,340 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Zion | SW 224° | 1,299 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 233° | 1,049 m | 22.5 mi |
| Burnt Hill | WSW 244° | 680 m | 22.2 mi |
| Big Skidder Hill | SW 219° | 646 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lookout Hill | WSW 237° | 574 m | 19.6 mi |
| Devils Mountain | NE 52° | 520 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:26 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coupeville 1 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Coupeville · 4 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 4 mi
- Port Townsend · 5 mi
- Whidbey Island · 5 mi
- Greenbank · 6 mi
- Camano Island · 8 mi
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