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Willamette Meridian Marker

Willamette Meridian Marker from directly overhead

Willamette Meridian Marker is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. North Twin stands 2,024 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the deputy surveyors of the General Land Office, who, overcoming many obstacles and enduring much hardship, surveyed most of Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties between 1856 and 1910.
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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates48.76176, -122.48578

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fountain Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Fouts Park: 0.2 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 0.3 mi
  • Battersby Field: 0.3 mi
  • Broadway Overlook: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
Beaches: 24
  • Cornwall Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Squalicum Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 4.3 mi
  • dogfish beach: 9.4 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 9.5 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 13
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 0.8 mi
  • York Community Farm: 1.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Biology garden plot: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 12
Attractions: 11
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 5.0 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 10.8 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 11.1 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.2 mi
  • Crown Yacht Charters: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • 6: 15.7 mi
  • 5: 15.7 mi
  • 4: 15.7 mi
  • 3: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Willamette Meridian Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North TwinE 98°2,024 m22.4 mi
Slide MountainENE 71°1,491 m22.6 mi
Bald MountainESE 110°1,391 m22.3 mi
Lyman HillSE 128°1,311 m18.9 mi
New York MountainESE 110°1,310 m21.4 mi
Stewart PeakE 86°1,299 m21.9 mi
Bear MountainESE 108°1,283 m22.3 mi
Sumas MountainNE 49°1,041 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4119:23
June solstice05:0820:2821:17
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2116:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414246515660646459524641
Precip in4.63.13.42.82.31.71.01.12.03.95.74.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6787175117

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