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McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker

McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker from directly overhead

McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 581 m. Earl Peak stands 2,145 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
1900
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.19435, -120.93519

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • Flagpole Park: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cle Elum City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Coal Mines Trail Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 9
Museums: 8
Springs: 7
  • Lanigan Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Cougar Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Lion Rock Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Lion Rock Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Culver Springs: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 7.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Earl PeakNNE 16°2,144.6 m15.5 mi
Bills PeakN 7°2,108 m16.3 mi
Teanaway PeakN 5°2,066 m16.0 mi
Bean PeakNNE 12°2,055.3 m16.0 mi
Mary's PeakN 11°2,037 m15.6 mi
Judi's PeakNNE 11°2,000 m15.3 mi
Iron PeakN 6°1,984.2 m15.3 mi
Freedom PeakNNE 24°1,965 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:17
June solstice05:0920:1621:04
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4815:2516:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455359676658463528
Precip in3.42.52.71.41.61.10.50.50.92.44.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12968698595

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