Orcas Island Historical Museum
Orcas Island Historical Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tribute, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 7.0 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 8.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 8.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 9.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Greg's Point · 11 mi
- Overlook Park · 12 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tribute: 0.0 mi
- Frozen Wind: 11.6 mi
- Raven: 11.8 mi
- Eagle: 11.8 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 12.1 mi
- Eastsound Village Green County Park: 0.0 mi
- Library Park: 0.1 mi
- Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 0.2 mi
- Buck Park: 0.5 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Double Hill: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.1 mi
- Osprey Hill: 1.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rosario Hill: 3.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 0.5 mi
- North Beach: 1.3 mi
- North Beach: 1.4 mi
- Terrill Beach: 1.4 mi
- Kimple Beach: 2.4 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 3.6 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 10.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 13.5 mi
- Lime Kiln: 16.6 mi
- China Caves: 4.8 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Round Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Face Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Humphrey Head: 9.4 mi
- Orcas WILD: 0.1 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 2.7 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 3.9 mi
- Whale Museum: 12.2 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 12.5 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 11.5 mi
- Sally's Garden: 11.9 mi
- Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- English Camp Garden: 13.5 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 14.2 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 12.1 mi
- Schooners North: 12.2 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 12.2 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 12.4 mi
- Historic Hospital: 13.4 mi
- 1: 6.8 mi
- 2: 6.8 mi
- 3: 6.8 mi
- 4: 6.8 mi
- 5: 6.8 mi
- Rustic Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cavern Falls: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.0 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 19.9 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orcas Island Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | E 91° | 816 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Constitution | ESE 110° | 732 m | 3.7 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ESE 102° | 705 m | 23.3 mi |
| False Summit | ESE 122° | 697 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Summit | SE 128° | 613 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Pickett | ESE 112° | 533 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 85° | 447 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 142° | 385 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:29 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:23 | 16:19 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/372279522
Day trips start here
- Eastsound · 0 mi
- Orcas Island · 3 mi
- Orcas Village · 7 mi
- San Juan Islands · 9 mi
- Lummi Island · 11 mi
- Lopez Island · 15 mi
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