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Office

Office, seen from above at true elevation

Office is a lighthouse in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Townsend stands 1,914 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Point No Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. EDMONDS TO KINGSTON passes 8.2 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Lighthouse in Washington, United States.

Dates from 1879.

Wikidata Q7208098, joined on its National Register reference.

The record

What the record says

Built
1879
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.91216, -122.52686

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Point No Point Access Site: 0.3 mi
  • Buck Lake Access Site: 1.4 mi
  • Dave Mackie Park: 4.3 mi
  • Site U: 5.3 mi
  • Frank D. Robinson Beach: 5.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Old Cabin: 6.3 mi
  • Power Pole 1: 6.3 mi
  • Gate 2: 6.3 mi
  • Road T to lot 3?: 6.3 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Flagpole: 10.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Ancient Cedar: 10.8 mi
  • Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park: 14.4 mi
  • AR Workshop Mill Creek: 14.7 mi
  • Trieste II: 15.3 mi
  • DSRV Mystic: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 59
Nature reserves: 46
Beaches: 46
  • Foulweather Bluff Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Double Bluff County Park: 4.3 mi
  • Double Bluff Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Marina Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Olympic Beach: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Jorgenson Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Little Skidder Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TownsendW1,914 m24.9 mi
Hamilton MountainWSW1,552 m24.5 mi
Little River PeakW1,501 m24.4 mi
Bon Jon PeakW1,414 m23.3 mi
Green MountainW1,340 m21.0 mi
Mount CragWSW1,315 m24.0 mi
Mount ZionW1,299 m22.4 mi
Buck MountainWSW1,149 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1220:2521:14
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5815:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495559646460524540
Precip in3.92.83.62.72.11.90.81.01.73.35.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett Snohomish CO AP, 11 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Hansville, WA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002758OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Point No Point Light Station, reference 78002758, listed 08/10/78.

OpenStreetMap element way/1089552427

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