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NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center

NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center from directly overhead

NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Carrie stands 2,125 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Wolf & Pups, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA runs past it.

About

The story

education organization in Port Angeles, United States

Wikidata Q30267497, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates48.12065, -123.43074

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Pleasant: 5.7 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • First Top: 7.3 mi
  • Second Top: 7.9 mi
  • McDonald Mountain: 8.1 mi
Parks: 51
  • Gateway Park: 0.1 mi
  • City Pier & Hollywood Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Hollywood Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pebble Beach Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Adventures Through Kayaking: 3.4 mi
  • Olympic Cellars Winery: 6.4 mi
  • Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 11.0 mi
  • Llamas: 12.9 mi
  • Zebras: 12.9 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Peace Through Trade Bell: 0.1 mi
  • 9-11 Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Giant Sea Lion Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Military Service Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Dungeness School House: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Hot springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Crescent Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Murdock Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Twin River Surf Beach: 24.1 mi
  • West Twin Beach: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 2
  • Hot spring #30: 14.1 mi
  • Hot spring #31: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarrieSSW 213°2,125 m18.6 mi
Mount FairchildSSW 212°2,108 m17.9 mi
Ruth PeakSSW 210°2,088 m18.7 mi
Elk MountainSSE 165°2,064.4 m14.0 mi
Moose PeakS 170°2,058.3 m16.6 mi
Mount MichaelSSW 212°2,057 m18.4 mi
McCartney PeakS 174°2,051 m18.5 mi
Grand Pass PeakS 170°2,042.5 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:27
June solstice05:1420:2921:18
September equinox07:0118:3219:13
December solstice08:0215:2916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414244485457616158504441
Precip in3.82.42.41.61.11.10.50.71.23.24.44.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8176116579

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