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Water Resources Education Center

Water Resources Education Center from directly overhead

Water Resources Education Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Park, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 2.5 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates45.61521, -122.61965

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marine Park: 0.3 mi
  • General Anderson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dubois Park: 0.7 mi
  • Wintler Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Cliff Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Pearson Airfield: 1.9 mi
  • Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Japanese Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Victor G. Atiyeh: 2.0 mi
  • Eutectic Gallery: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks
Waterfalls: 59
Museums: 51
Picnic sites: 28
  • Shelter A: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • North Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Lieser Point: 1.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.3 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.4 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 6.1 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • School District Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Fern Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Water Resources Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockENE 65°1,091 m19.5 mi
Larch MountainENE 66°1,057 m17.1 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 54°679 m14.7 mi
Bells MountainNE 36°674 m17.5 mi
Livingston MountainENE 70°595 m12.9 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 47°594 m15.8 mi
Spud MountainENE 67°576 m13.8 mi
Yacolt MountainNNE 26°536 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448535964707165564742
Precip in5.03.74.02.92.51.60.50.51.53.45.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Intl AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/755365473

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