John's Beachcombing Museum
John's Beachcombing Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Blackwood Peak stands 1,341 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Calawah River Park, a park 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA runs past it. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 17.1 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
- 17.1 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kloshe Nanitch · 17 mi
- Ruby Beach Overlook · 17 mi
- Beach 6 Overlook · 19 mi
- Pillar Point · 21 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Gunderson Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Grader Creek Hill: 4.0 mi
- Lagitos Hill: 6.4 mi
- Reade Hill: 7.0 mi
- Tyee Hill: 8.9 mi
- Calawah River Park: 0.4 mi
- Tilicum Park: 1.0 mi
- Diimmel Access Area: 1.3 mi
- Sol Duc River Bar Access Area: 1.4 mi
- Rearing Pond Water Access: 2.7 mi
- Quilete Totem Pole: 1.0 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
- Janet Calderwood Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Forks Loggers Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Dickey Camp (Site): 8.4 mi
- Twilight Tours in Forks: 1.2 mi
- Bella's Trucks: 1.8 mi
- Twilight Treaty Line: 7.1 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall: 11.7 mi
- Wedding Rock Petroglyphs: 19.5 mi
- Shay Locomotive: 0.9 mi
- forever twilight in Forks: 1.1 mi
- Forks Timber Museum: 1.8 mi
- Richwine Gravel Bar: 9.6 mi
- Beach 3: 22.2 mi
- North Point: 17.3 mi
- Tree Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Salmon Cascades: 22.4 mi
- Mineral Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Sasquatch: 1.7 mi
- Mora: 10.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Table: 21.5 mi
- Point of Arches State Park Property: 22.1 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John's Beachcombing Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Peak | E 94° | 1,341 m | 24.0 mi |
| Slide Peak | E 94° | 1,306 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sore Thumb | E 83° | 1,147 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 92° | 1,139 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Muller | ENE 66° | 1,123 m | 21.3 mi |
| Misery Peak | E 97° | 1,093 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,033 m | 19.3 mi |
| Owl Mountain | SE 124° | 1,024 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:33 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:34 | 16:28 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 19.1 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 18.1 | 17.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forks 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13954422121
Day trips start here
- Forks · 1 mi
- Olympic National Park · 30 mi
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