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Cowlitz County Historical Museum

Cowlitz County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Cowlitz County Historical Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Elk Mountain stands 1,377 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelso Veterans Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS passes 6.0 miles off.

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Coordinates46.14472, -122.90866

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kelso Veterans Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
  • Catlin Rotary Spray Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lads & Lassies Park: 0.7 mi
  • Scot Hollow Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Point: 2.1 mi
  • Huntington Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Carrolls Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Coffin: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Solo: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 57
  • A Mother's Love: 1.0 mi
  • Columbia Theater: 1.2 mi
  • Endless Probability: 1.2 mi
  • Universal Beginings: 1.2 mi
  • Longview Centennial Mural: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 12
  • Marietta Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Kalama River Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Washboard Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Stillwater Falls: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Residents Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 9
Museums: 9
  • Mount Saint Helens Creation Center: 9.1 mi
  • Stella Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Caples House Museum Complex: 18.2 mi
  • Woodland Historical Museum Society: 18.5 mi
  • Historic Courthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Lunch Place: 17.9 mi
  • Community Stage: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Cowlitz County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainE 92°1,377 m21.4 mi
Butler ButteE 94°1,079 m19.9 mi
Signal PeakENE 60°1,004 m19.7 mi
O'Neil PeakE 83°926 m19.0 mi
Davis PeakSE 125°887 m18.3 mi
Georges PeakE 100°831 m17.5 mi
Baird MountainENE 77°811 m14.3 mi
Goble MountainE 98°791 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2120:2121:07
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5215:3916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347515761666763544641
Precip in6.54.84.94.13.12.00.61.02.34.47.27.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/305318750

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