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Destruction Island Lens Exhibit Hall

Destruction Island Lens Exhibit Hall from directly overhead

Destruction Island Lens Exhibit Hall is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Scar Hill stands 272 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Coast Guard Station, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 105 SPUR TO SHORE OF GRAYS HARBOR runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Built in 1998 to house the magnificent Destruction Island Lens. Specific design criteria had to be met in the construction of this building, which holds the exhibit.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.90778, -124.11160

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cove Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rydman Field: 0.8 mi
  • Harriett Dorland Municipal Park: 0.9 mi
  • Elizabeth Field: 1.1 mi
  • Grays Harbor Lighthouse Grounds: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Saddle Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Langley Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Scar Hill: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Washaway Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Pocket Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Events on Emerson: 11.7 mi
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 15.3 mi
  • World's Largest Oyster: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 15.7 mi
  • Butte Creek Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scar HillE 100°272 m20.1 mi
Saddle HillN 359°88 m10.5 mi
Langley HillN 359°75 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2320:2821:15
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice08:0015:3916:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434446495357596058524643
Precip in11.57.28.46.03.32.31.01.72.98.011.711.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grayland, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/104485778

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