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Bell Tower

Bell Tower from directly overhead

Bell Tower is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Worthington stands 2,115 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Steve Corra, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE runs past it. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1890
Height
75'
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Jefferson County Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.11501, -122.75847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rothschild House State Park: 0.1 mi
  • Adams Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Field: 0.2 mi
  • John Pope Marine Park: 0.2 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Morgan Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 10.9 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 34
Attractions: 34
  • Memory's Vault: 1.6 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 8.0 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 8.5 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 10.3 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Wings Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Salish Sea Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 8.0 mi
  • Kraken: 12.9 mi
  • Mermaid: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 19
  • Jefferson County Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Island County Museum: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Beaches: 14
Lighthouses: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Master Gardener Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 8.5 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 9.4 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rosario Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WorthingtonSW 220°2,114.7 m24.9 mi
Mount Worthington-Northeast PeakSW 219°2,103 m24.7 mi
Hawk PeakSW 218°1,995 m24.0 mi
East BaldySW 232°1,992 m24.6 mi
Tyler PeakSW 231°1,933 m23.2 mi
Mount TownsendSW 219°1,914.1 m22.0 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW 220°1,893 m21.8 mi
Peak BSW 232°1,865 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2721:16
September equinox06:5818:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/565040783

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