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Sehome Hill Arboretum

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Sehome Hill Arboretum is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. North Twin stands 2,024 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sehome Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM passes 1.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Bellingham

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.73615, -122.47954

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • India: 0.3 mi
  • Skyviewing Sculpture: 0.3 mi
  • Wall Relief: 0.3 mi
  • Split Stone (Northwest): 0.3 mi
  • Bigger Big Chair: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Forest and Cedar Park: 0.4 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.5 mi
  • Basketball: 0.5 mi
  • Volleyball: 0.5 mi
  • Tennis Court: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
Beaches: 27
  • Cornwall Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Squalicum Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 3.9 mi
  • dogfish beach: 7.6 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Biology garden plot: 0.3 mi
  • York Community Farm: 1.1 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 3.2 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 12.4 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 12.7 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 12.7 mi
  • Crown Yacht Charters: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Group Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • 6: 15.1 mi
  • 5: 15.1 mi
  • 4: 15.1 mi
  • 3: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Sehome Hill Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North TwinE 94°2,024 m22.0 mi
Bald MountainESE 106°1,391 m21.5 mi
Lyman HillESE 124°1,311 m17.6 mi
New York MountainESE 105°1,310 m20.6 mi
Stewart PeakE 82°1,299 m21.8 mi
Bear MountainESE 104°1,283 m21.5 mi
Sumas MountainNE 44°1,041 m16.9 mi
Bowman MountainE 86°1,019 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:23
June solstice05:0820:2721:17
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414246515660646459524641
Precip in4.63.13.42.82.31.71.01.12.03.95.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 2 mi away.

  • Mule Deer539 obs
  • Herb Robert491 obs
  • European holly460 obs
  • lesser periwinkle327 obs
  • western sword fern322 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel317 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail297 obs
  • Osoberry277 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/23240517

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