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Archival Building

Archival Building from directly overhead

Archival Building is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson's Farm Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Anderson Island Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.17286, -122.70681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jane Cammon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Montalvo Park: 0.6 mi
  • Idie Ulsh Park: 0.9 mi
  • The Old School House: 1.0 mi
  • Tom White Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
  • Burke Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Ross Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Lister Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Hoffman Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Kay Hill: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 58
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Jim Senko Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Closed Loop Park: 7.8 mi
  • Williams Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 8.2 mi
Museums: 49
  • Johnson's Farm Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Nisqually Reach Nature Center: 5.1 mi
  • Steilacoom Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Fox Island Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 16
  • Environmental Study Area: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Point: 8.2 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Ellison Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 6.4 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Victor Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Archival Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSSE 160°153 m7.4 mi
Goodman HillSSE 158°145 m7.7 mi
Toland HillSSE 167°143 m9.2 mi
Starr HillSSE 164°141 m8.9 mi
Kelly HillSSE 147°140 m9.3 mi
Newman HillSSE 159°138 m8.2 mi
Bare HillSSE 157°136 m7.2 mi
Sanders HillSSE 157°135 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1620:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5515:3216:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/881486059

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