Nature reserve · Washington
Watmaugh Bay Preserve
Watmaugh Bay Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Watmough Head, a peak 0.4 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
How to reach it
Coordinates48.43084, -122.80643
- 6.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 7.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 7.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.8 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 12 mi
- Greg's Point · 13 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Watmough Head: 0.4 mi
- Chadwick Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lopez Hill: 5.0 mi
- Decatur Head: 5.6 mi
- San Elmo: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Watmaugh Bay: 0.4 mi
- Watmaugh Bay: 0.4 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 4.9 mi
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Channel Preserve: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Agate Beach County Park: 3.2 mi
- Howell Stewart Park: 4.6 mi
- Decatur Nine: 5.0 mi
- Washington Park: 6.7 mi
- Cabana Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 45
- The Maiden of Deception Pass: 6.6 mi
- Havekost Monument: 6.8 mi
- Water Quality of Cranberry Lake: 7.3 mi
- The Eco-System of Deception Pass: 7.4 mi
- The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 7.9 mi
- American Camp: 10.1 mi
- American Camp: 10.1 mi
- Really Big Tree Trunk: 10.3 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 36
- Flint Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rosario Beach: 6.6 mi
- West Beach: 6.7 mi
- Tugboat Beach: 7.2 mi
- Alexander Beach: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
- White Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Sares Head: 6.1 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 6.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 8.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Anacortes Museum: 10.4 mi
- W.T. Preston Museum: 10.8 mi
- Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum: 12.1 mi
- Whale Museum: 12.1 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 18
- Sally's Garden: 8.1 mi
- Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 13.7 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 15.5 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 18
- Beachcomber Charters: 8.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 10.3 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 10.4 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 10.6 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Green Point Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- 1: 14.7 mi
- 2: 14.7 mi
- 3: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascade Falls: 14.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 15.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cavern Falls: 15.1 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Smith Island Keepers House: 7.9 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Whitney: 15.4 mi
- Skagit City: 20.6 mi
- McGees: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Watmaugh Bay Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | N 356° | 732 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | NE 53° | 705 m | 22.7 mi |
| False Summit | N 356° | 697 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little Summit | N 355° | 613 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Pickett | N 1° | 533 m | 16.3 mi |
| Scott Mountain | E 100° | 496 m | 24.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 352° | 447 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Erie | E 79° | 385 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:25 | 16:19 |
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 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whidbey Island NAS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1532884195
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 5 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 8 mi
- Anacortes · 10 mi
- Oak Harbor · 12 mi
- San Juan Islands · 12 mi
- Orcas Village · 13 mi
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