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Site of First Port Townsend settlers cabin

Site of First Port Townsend settlers cabin from directly overhead

Site of First Port Townsend settlers cabin is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Worthington stands 2,115 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wings Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE runs past it. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States

Dates from 1851-04-24.

Wikidata Q1001828, matched on coordinates and name (452 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1851
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Coordinates48.11413, -122.75743

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Adams Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rothschild House State Park: 0.2 mi
  • John Pope Marine Park: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Field: 0.2 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Morgan Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 10.9 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Wings Mural: 0.0 mi
  • Salish Sea Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 8.1 mi
  • Kraken: 12.9 mi
  • Mermaid: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
Attractions: 33
  • Memory's Vault: 1.7 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 8.0 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 8.4 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 10.4 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 20
  • Bell Tower: 0.1 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Beaches: 14
Lighthouses: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Master Gardener Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 8.5 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rosario Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of First Port Townsend settlers cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WorthingtonSW 220°2,114.7 m24.8 mi
Mount Worthington-Northeast PeakSW 220°2,103 m24.6 mi
Hawk PeakSW 219°1,995 m24.0 mi
East BaldySW 232°1,992 m24.6 mi
Tyler PeakSW 231°1,933 m23.2 mi
Mount TownsendSW 219°1,914.1 m22.0 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW 220°1,893 m21.8 mi
Peak BSW 232°1,865 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2721:16
September equinox06:5818:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7859423222

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