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New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation

New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 7.5 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18182, -123.11021

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Attractions: 34
  • Petting Zoo: 3.6 mi
  • Aquarium: 3.6 mi
  • Prairie Dogs: 3.6 mi
  • Bear: 3.6 mi
  • Black Bears: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gray WolfSSW 192°2,193 m21.2 mi
Greywolf MountainSSW 192°2,149 m21.2 mi
BaldyS 190°2,075 m20.2 mi
Elk MountainSSW 212°2,064.4 m21.0 mi
East BaldyS 189°1,992 m20.1 mi
Mount AngelesSW 232°1,968.4 m20.9 mi
Obstruction PeakSW 215°1,966 m21.9 mi
Maiden PeakSSW 210°1,961.1 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1320:2821:17
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0115:2816:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475357616156494339
Precip in2.21.41.51.21.20.90.50.60.91.62.62.3

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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/60827468

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