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George Hett Shearer

George Hett Shearer from directly overhead

George Hett Shearer is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Index stands 1,826 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Travelers Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Loop runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Honoring GEORGE HETT SHEARER 1885 - 1951 An eminent Highway Engineer Washington Department of Highways 1919 - 1951
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.85763, -121.96542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Travelers Park: 0.0 mi
  • Al Borlin Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lewis Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Skykomish River Centennial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Blueberry Children's Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 53
Museums: 48
  • Monroe Historical Society: 0.2 mi
  • Blackman Museum: 7.1 mi
  • DeYoung House: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Camlann Medieval Village: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 37
Beaches: 32
Picnic sites: 15
Cliffs: 11
  • Fiddlers Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Town Wall: 18.2 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 18.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 18.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Licton Springs: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of George Hett Shearer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IndexESE 108°1,826 m18.8 mi
Red MountainENE 71°1,739 m22.5 mi
Mount PhelpsESE 122°1,687 m22.0 mi
Middle IndexESE 107°1,674 m18.6 mi
Mount PersisESE 106°1,665 m17.1 mi
Red MountainESE 116°1,660 m21.7 mi
Little Chief PeakENE 59°1,651 m22.7 mi
North IndexESE 106°1,634 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1020:2221:11
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5515:2516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384043485458636358504237
Precip in6.54.55.24.33.42.71.21.32.75.07.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6193798446

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