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Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area

Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.3 miles away. JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR passes 1.9 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

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Getting there

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Coordinates48.58463, -122.34686

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Donovan Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pomona Grange Park: 1.6 mi
  • Squires Lake Park: 4.2 mi
  • Smith & Vallee Sculpture Park: 4.7 mi
  • Dittrich Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Sprouted Bumbershoot: 7.1 mi
  • Yellow Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Unemployment Line: 8.8 mi
  • Scorpion: 8.8 mi
  • Evolution: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 52
  • Abandoned Railroad: 7.3 mi
  • Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 7.3 mi
  • Abandoned Railroad: 7.4 mi
  • Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 7.9 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Dogfish beach south: 6.0 mi
  • dogfish beach: 6.1 mi
  • Samish Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Joe Hamel Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 11.4 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 7.9 mi
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 8.9 mi
  • Tulip Town: 11.4 mi
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds: 12.2 mi
  • Jolly Mon Charters: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinENE 63°2,123 m18.4 mi
North TwinENE 60°2,024 m18.3 mi
Skookum PeakENE 64°2,018 m18.4 mi
Little SisterENE 66°2,012 m18.5 mi
Jaw's ToothENE 64°1,981 m18.4 mi
Kloke PeakENE 65°1,975 m18.1 mi
Barbara PeakENE 73°1,835 m18.6 mi
Trisolace PeakENE 72°1,800 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:0820:2621:16
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice08:0015:2216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in6.24.14.84.23.52.61.31.62.95.07.05.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/160674961

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