Columbia River Quarantine Station
Columbia River Quarantine Station is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Knappton, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Lower Columbia River's "Ellis Island" between 1900 and 1936. Thousands of European and Oriental immigrants passed through this public health station enroute to homes and jobs in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.
The story
quarantine facility in Pacific County, Washington
Dates from 1899.
Wikidata Q96375306, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1912
What to expect
- Operated by
- Knappton Cove Heritage Center
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
- 3.2 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 3.0 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 6.8 mi off the JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Nassa Point · 25 mi
- Silver Point Interpretive Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinook Park: 4.9 mi
- Cannery Women Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Columbia Fields: 5.5 mi
- Custom House Park: 5.5 mi
- Violet LaPlante Park: 5.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Megler Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Coxcomb Hill: 6.2 mi
- Salme Hill: 7.8 mi
- Longfellow Hill: 8.1 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Astoria Victory Monument: 5.7 mi
- U.S Post Office site (historic): 5.8 mi
- Base End Station: 7.6 mi
- Battery Smur: 7.6 mi
- Sea Lion Dock: 5.3 mi
- Pier 39: 5.4 mi
- Goonies "Data’s House": 5.6 mi
- Goonies "Mikey's House": 5.6 mi
- Barby Maritime Center: 5.6 mi
- Hanthorn Cannery Museum: 5.3 mi
- Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia": 5.6 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum: 5.6 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 5.6 mi
- Oregon Film Museum: 5.7 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 1.0 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 10.2 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 17.8 mi
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 2.2 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 6.3 mi
- California Condor: 10.2 mi
- Ocas: 12.0 mi
- Clark's Tree: 13.1 mi
- Knappton: 0.8 mi
- Frankfort: 3.6 mi
- Pacific City: 10.8 mi
- Clifton: 18.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.9 mi
- North Head: 12.0 mi
- Columbia Beach: 9.8 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 11.0 mi
- Seaside Beach: 19.6 mi
- Westport Beach: 23.3 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 5.7 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 7.9 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 24.4 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 14.2 mi
- Barrier Falls: 18.0 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 24.6 mi
- Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia River Quarantine Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,001 m | 22.0 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | SE 126° | 902 m | 21.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 142° | 816 m | 20.2 mi |
| Wickiup Mountain | SE 134° | 807 m | 16.3 mi |
| Humbug Mountain | SSE 165° | 747 m | 24.7 mi |
| Knob Point | SE 125° | 632 m | 19.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 161° | 623 m | 18.4 mi |
| Crown Point | E 88° | 550 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:25 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:42 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 17.8 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 17.1 | 18.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naselle 2 ENE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 80004007OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Columbia River Quarantine Station, reference 80004007, listed 02/08/80.
OpenStreetMap element way/142786145
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