New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation
New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation is a lighthouse in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Gray Wolf stands 2,193 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dungeness Landing County Park, a park 2.6 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 17 miles off.
The story
The New Dungeness Lighthouse is a functioning aid to navigation on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, located on the Dungeness Spit in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim, Clallam County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It has been in continuous operation since 1857, although the current lighthouse tower is 26 feet (7.9 m) shorter than when first constructed.
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Dates from 1857.
Wikidata Q7007034, matched on coordinates and name (409 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 17.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 20.4 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 24.8 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 25 mi
- Greg's Point · 26 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dungeness Landing County Park: 2.6 mi
- Cline Spit Community Beach County Park: 2.9 mi
- Mary Lukes Wheeler County Park: 4.6 mi
- Sunland Tennis Courts: 5.3 mi
- Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams: 6.5 mi
- Grennan Hill: 5.3 mi
- Gierin Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bell Hill: 8.8 mi
- Lost Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Burnt Hill: 11.4 mi
- Dungeness School House: 2.8 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 14.4 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 14.9 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 14.9 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 14.9 mi
- Petting Zoo: 3.6 mi
- Aquarium: 3.6 mi
- Prairie Dogs: 3.6 mi
- Bear: 3.6 mi
- Black Bears: 3.6 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 9.3 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 9.5 mi
- Kettles Trail System: 17.4 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 12.1 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 15.3 mi
- NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center: 15.4 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 15.5 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 15.6 mi
- Kite Girl: 7.1 mi
- Mother & Child: 15.4 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 15.4 mi
- Olympic Visions: 15.5 mi
- Wings Mural: 16.9 mi
- Glass Beach: 14.8 mi
- North Beach: 15.3 mi
- South Beach: 19.6 mi
- Flint Beach: 19.9 mi
- Portage Beach: 20.4 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 7.0 mi
- Arboretum: 14.9 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 15.9 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 24.5 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 19.8 mi
- White Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Blowers Bluff: 21.5 mi
- McGees: 13.7 mi
- Madison Falls: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Wolf | SSW 192° | 2,193 m | 21.2 mi |
| Greywolf Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,149 m | 21.2 mi |
| Baldy | S 190° | 2,075 m | 20.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,064 m | 21.0 mi |
| East Baldy | S 189° | 1,992 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Angeles | SW 232° | 1,968 m | 20.9 mi |
| Obstruction Peak | SW 215° | 1,966 m | 21.9 mi |
| Maiden Peak | SSW 210° | 1,961 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:28 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sequim 2 E, 7 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Dungeness, WA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/60827468
Day trips start here
- Sequim · 7 mi
- Port Angeles · 16 mi
- Port Townsend · 16 mi
- Coupeville · 20 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 20 mi
- Oak Harbor · 22 mi
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