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Suquamish Museum

Suquamish Museum, a museum in Washington
Suquamish Museum, a museum in WashingtonDaniel M. Short · CC BY-SA 3.0
Suquamish Museum, a museum in Washington
Daniel M. Short · CC BY-SA 3.0

Suquamish Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Welch Peaks stands 1,862 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Sealth's Grave, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT WINSLOW FERRY ZONE TO JCT SR 3 VIC POULSBO passes 1.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Suquamish Museum preserves and displays relics and records related to the Suquamish Tribe, including artifacts from the Old Man House and the Baba'kwob site. It is located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation in Washington state and was founded in 1983. The museum currently occupies a facility opened in 2012.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1983.

Wikidata Q7645191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.72927, -122.55741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Chief Sealth's Grave: 0.1 mi
  • Poulsbo Fisherman Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Kyle's Marimba: 5.7 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Old Man House Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beach Lot: 1.2 mi
  • Seabold Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hidden Cove Neighborhood Park: 3.0 mi
  • Asturbruin Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 60
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Rolling Bay Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Rock Farm Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Heronswood Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Eagle Harbor Church Community Pea Patch: 7.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 57
  • Manitou Beach: 5.6 mi
  • 45th Avenue West Street End: 7.8 mi
  • West Sheridan Street End: 8.1 mi
  • West Cramer Street End: 8.1 mi
  • Spring Beach: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 42
  • High Point: 6.6 mi
  • Bucklin Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 9.4 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Eagledale Park: 8.4 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 8.5 mi
  • Camp Kelly: 8.7 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 11.2 mi
  • Jackson Park Picnic area: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Suquamish Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welch PeaksWNW 290°1,862.3 m24.7 mi
Silver Lake PeakWNW 288°1,837.9 m24.9 mi
Welch PeaksWNW 289°1,832 m24.8 mi
Mount JupiterW 266°1,737.4 m23.5 mi
Hamilton MountainWNW 285°1,552.3 m22.9 mi
Jupiter HillsW 267°1,443 m23.1 mi
Bon Jon PeakWNW 298°1,414 m24.7 mi
Green MountainWNW 295°1,340 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1320:2421:13
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5715:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414246505661666662534540
Precip in9.35.86.43.92.41.60.81.11.85.18.89.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bremerton, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1137600633

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