Museum · Washington
W.T. Preston Museum
W.T. Preston Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is James Rice Civic Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Anacortes
How to reach it
Coordinates48.51616, -122.60917
- 3.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 3.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 3.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
Overlooks nearby
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 10 mi
- Samish Overlook · 11 mi
- Burnout knob · 11 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- James Rice Civic Park: 0.0 mi
- Anacortes Farmers Market park and Railway Museum: 0.1 mi
- Farmers Market Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Driftwood Giraffes: 0.1 mi
- Public Art: 2.4 mi
- Havekost Monument: 4.1 mi
- The Maiden of Deception Pass: 7.3 mi
- The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Dog Woods: 1.9 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Graber Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Anacortes -Tursi Conservation Easement: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Lake - Ham/Alexandra Conservation Easement: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Guemes Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Round Top: 3.2 mi
- Sugar Cube: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.7 mi
- Olivine Hill: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 43
- Altair - Americus Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Anne Curtis Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 0.3 mi
- Lady of the Sea: 0.4 mi
- Seafarers Memorial: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 32
- Anaco Beach: 3.4 mi
- Tugboat Beach: 3.5 mi
- Alexander Beach: 3.7 mi
- West Beach: 4.4 mi
- Samish Beach: 5.8 mi
Museums: 28
- Anacortes Museum: 0.4 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 9.4 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 10.1 mi
- La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 10.1 mi
- La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 11.8 mi
- Sally's Garden: 13.9 mi
- Hidden Gnome Garden: 15.9 mi
- White Bloom garden: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Yellow Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Main Wall East: 4.5 mi
- Snag Buttress: 4.5 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 4.6 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- Crown Yacht Charters: 0.2 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 0.4 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 0.9 mi
- Beachcomber Charters: 8.3 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hidden Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rustic Falls: 13.6 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Green Point Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- 6: 11.7 mi
- 5: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Whitney: 7.9 mi
- Skagit City: 14.5 mi
- Park: 19.1 mi
- Ehrlich: 20.6 mi
- Standard: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Smith Island Keepers House: 17.4 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of W.T. Preston Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | NE 44° | 816 m | 16.5 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | ENE 66° | 736 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Constitution | NW 318° | 732 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | NE 50° | 705 m | 12.0 mi |
| False Summit | NW 315° | 697 m | 14.5 mi |
| Little Summit | NW 314° | 613 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NW 320° | 533 m | 13.6 mi |
| Devils Mountain | ESE 124° | 520 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:23 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anacortes, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001270OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — W. T. PRESTON (snagboat), reference 72001270, listed 03/16/72.
OpenStreetMap element way/722755807
Day trips start here
- Anacortes · 1 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 8 mi
- Edison · 8 mi
- La Conner · 10 mi
- Burlington · 13 mi
- Lopez Island · 13 mi
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