Polson Museum
Polson Museum is a museum in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Minot Peak stands 544 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH passes 0.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Hoquiam, Washington
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q125976692, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH
- 2.5 mi off the JCT SR 105 VIC WESTPORT TO JCT SR 101 VIC ABERDEEN
- 8.3 mi off the JCT PIONEER RD VIC CENTRAL PARK TO SR 8 VIC ELMA
- 11.9 mi off the 105 SPUR TO SHORE OF GRAYS HARBOR
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grenville · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 9th Street Landing: 0.1 mi
- Johnny Green Riverside Dike Park: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Rayonier Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Veteren's Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Resurgence: 2.3 mi
- S. Joseph: 2.7 mi
- Old City Bell: 2.8 mi
- Pollinator Park: 2.8 mi
- Teddy and the Captain: 2.9 mi
- memorial placard: 2.3 mi
- As you were: 3.5 mi
- In memoriam: 3.6 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Fort Chehalis Monument: 12.1 mi
- International Mermaid Museum: 6.2 mi
- Destruction Island Lens Exhibit Hall: 12.0 mi
- Historic Coast Guard Station: 12.0 mi
- Westport Maritime Museum: 12.0 mi
- McCausland Hall: 12.0 mi
- Scar Hill: 12.2 mi
- Saddle Hill: 12.4 mi
- Langley Hill: 14.6 mi
- Prices Peak: 15.0 mi
- Blue Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Randall Street Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pot Shed Nursery: 15.4 mi
- Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Garden of Gratitude: 23.7 mi
- Brackenridge Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Stearns Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Copalis Head: 18.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Events on Emerson: 0.4 mi
- Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 3.5 mi
- World's Largest Oyster: 21.8 mi
- Pocket Beach: 3.8 mi
- Washaway Beach: 19.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 22.7 mi
- North Oil House: 12.8 mi
- Grays Harbor Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- South Oil House: 12.8 mi
- Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
- Butte Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- She's a Butte Falls: 14.3 mi
- Seahaven: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot Peak | ESE 105° | 544 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 118° | 533 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | NNE 15° | 504 m | 23.5 mi |
| Burnt Hill | N 2° | 347 m | 24.0 mi |
| Scar Hill | SE 134° | 272 m | 12.2 mi |
| Prices Peak | ENE 60° | 218 m | 15.0 mi |
| Macafee Hill | NNW 344° | 199 m | 22.7 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 297° | 88 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:38 | 16:30 |
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 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 10.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hoquiam Bowerman AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/583430160
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- Elma · 22 mi
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