Historic site · Washington
Really Big Tree Trunk
Really Big Tree Trunk is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Lyman Hill stands 1,311 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Anacortes Viewpoint Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Loop passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates48.48412, -122.59593
- 1.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 4.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 13.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 14.4 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 12 mi
- Samish Overlook · 12 mi
- Burnout knob · 12 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 60
- Public Art: 0.2 mi
- Driftwood Giraffes: 2.2 mi
- Havekost Monument: 4.4 mi
- The Maiden of Deception Pass: 5.6 mi
- The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Little Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Sugar Cube: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.0 mi
- Mount Erie: 2.5 mi
- Ginnett Hill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Anacortes Viewpoint Park: 0.0 mi
- John Storvik Playground: 1.3 mi
- Pickett Pocket Park: 1.6 mi
- Seafarers Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Cap Sante Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Seafarers Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Lady of the Sea: 1.9 mi
- Altair - Americus Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 2.3 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 31
- Alexander Beach: 3.0 mi
- Anaco Beach: 3.3 mi
- Tugboat Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dewey Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Beach: 4.9 mi
Museums: 29
- W.T. Preston Museum: 2.3 mi
- Anacortes Museum: 2.4 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 7.9 mi
- La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 7.9 mi
- La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Main Wall East: 2.6 mi
- Snag Buttress: 2.7 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 10.2 mi
- Hidden Gnome Garden: 14.2 mi
- White Bloom garden: 14.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 14
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 1.4 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 1.9 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 2.2 mi
- Beachcomber Charters: 6.2 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hidden Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
- Rustic Falls: 15.6 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Whitney: 6.2 mi
- Skagit City: 12.7 mi
- Ehrlich: 18.9 mi
- Park: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Green Point Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Really Big Tree Trunk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Hill | ENE 69° | 1,311 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cultus Mountain | E 101° | 1,205 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 37° | 816 m | 17.8 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | ENE 59° | 736 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Constitution | NW 321° | 732 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | NE 41° | 705 m | 13.1 mi |
| False Summit | NW 319° | 697 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Summit | NW 318° | 613 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:24 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anacortes, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13131939513
Day trips start here
- Anacortes · 2 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 6 mi
- La Conner · 8 mi
- Edison · 9 mi
- Burlington · 12 mi
- Mount Vernon · 13 mi
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