Nature reserve · Washington

Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area

Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area from directly overhead

Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Lyman Hill stands 1,311 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fidalgo Bay - Graber Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.1 miles off.

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Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

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Coordinates48.47761, -122.59099

1.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
1.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
4.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
9.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Fidalgo Bay - Graber Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
Anacortes -Tursi Conservation Easement: 0.2 mi
Campbell Lake - Ham/Alexandra Conservation Easement: 2.7 mi
March Point Heronry Conservation area: 2.9 mi
Dog Woods: 4.5 mi

Artworks

Public Art: 0.4 mi
Driftwood Giraffes: 2.7 mi
Havekost Monument: 4.7 mi
The Maiden of Deception Pass: 5.4 mi
The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 6.1 mi

Parks

Anacortes Viewpoint Park: 0.5 mi
John Storvik Playground: 1.8 mi
Mount Erie Park: 2.0 mi
Anacortes Community Forest Lands: 2.0 mi
Pickett Pocket Park: 2.1 mi

Peaks

Little Round Top: 1.3 mi
Sugar Cube: 1.5 mi
Sugarloaf: 1.9 mi
Mount Erie: 2.3 mi
Ginnett Hill: 3.7 mi

Historic sites46

Really Big Tree Trunk: 0.5 mi
Seafarers Memorial: 2.4 mi
Lady of the Sea: 2.4 mi
Anne Curtis Sculpture: 2.6 mi
Altair - Americus Memorial: 2.8 mi

Beaches33

Alexander Beach: 3.1 mi
Anaco Beach: 3.5 mi
Dewey Beach: 3.8 mi
Tugboat Beach: 3.9 mi
Joe Hamel Beach: 5.1 mi

Museums29

W.T. Preston Museum: 2.8 mi
Anacortes Museum: 2.9 mi
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 7.4 mi
La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 7.4 mi
La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 7.5 mi

Gardens21

Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Roozen Gaarde: 9.7 mi
Hidden Gnome Garden: 13.8 mi
White Bloom garden: 13.8 mi
Butterfly Garden: 13.8 mi

Cliffs20

Main Wall East: 2.4 mi
Snag Buttress: 2.4 mi
Rodger Bluff: 3.5 mi
Yellow Bluff: 4.7 mi
Fidalgo Head: 5.2 mi

Attractions15

Anacortes Yacht Charters: 1.9 mi
Jolly Mon Charters: 2.4 mi
Crown Yacht Charters: 2.7 mi
Beachcomber Charters: 5.8 mi
The Old Fir Log: 7.4 mi

Picnic sites9

Rosario Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Green Point Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Group Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
6: 14.3 mi
5: 14.3 mi

Waterfalls9

Hidden Falls: 15.9 mi
Cavern Falls: 16.1 mi
Cascade Falls: 16.1 mi
Rustic Falls: 16.1 mi
Chuckanut Falls: 16.2 mi

Ghost towns4

Whitney: 5.8 mi
Skagit City: 12.3 mi
Ehrlich: 18.5 mi
Park: 20.2 mi

Lighthouses3

Smith Island Keepers House: 16.0 mi
Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.2 mi

Rest areas2

Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi

Springs1

Cold Spring: 17.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Lyman Hill	ENE 68°	1,311 m	21.4 mi
Cultus Mountain	E 100°	1,205 m	20.9 mi
Lookout Mountain	NE 36°	816 m	18.0 mi
Anderson Mountain	ENE 57°	736 m	17.6 mi
Mount Constitution	NW 322°	732 m	17.6 mi
Chuckanut Mountain	NE 39°	705 m	13.3 mi
False Summit	NW 320°	697 m	17.1 mi
Little Summit	NW 318°	613 m	16.7 mi

Conditions

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	08:00	15:24	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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996330078

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