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Grand Army of the Republic

Grand Army of the Republic from directly overhead

Grand Army of the Republic is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nootka, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1931
Inscription
DEDICATED TO THE GRAND ¶ ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC ¶ DEPARTMENT OF ¶ WASHINGTON AND ALASKA ¶ BY THE WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS ¶ SONS OF VETERANS THEIR AUXILIARY ¶ SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ¶ CITIZENS OF BELLINGHAM. 1931
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.77501, -122.48588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Cornwall Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Peabody Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Peabody Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Lorraine Ellis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Roeder Home: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 42
Beaches: 24
  • Squalicum Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 4.6 mi
  • dogfish beach: 10.3 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 10.4 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 12
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Garden: 1.5 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 1.6 mi
  • York Community Farm: 2.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 5.8 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 9.9 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 10.3 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 10.4 mi
  • School Area: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • 6: 16.2 mi
  • 5: 16.2 mi
  • 4: 16.2 mi
  • 3: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Grand Army of the Republic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinESE 102°2,123 m23.2 mi
North TwinE 100°2,024 m22.6 mi
Slide MountainENE 73°1,491 m22.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 112°1,391 m22.6 mi
Lyman HillSE 130°1,311 m19.4 mi
New York MountainESE 112°1,310 m21.8 mi
Stewart PeakE 89°1,299 m21.8 mi
Bear MountainESE 110°1,283 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4119:23
June solstice05:0720:2821:18
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2116:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in4.52.93.42.82.21.60.91.12.03.85.24.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6225624593

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