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Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area

Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial Highway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 6.3 miles off.

About

The story

Creek in Clark County, Washington, US

Wikidata Q5529754, matched on coordinates and name (798 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.79939, -122.68053

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jefferson Davis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Horns Corner Park: 1.6 mi
  • Pioneer Picnic Park: 1.7 mi
  • Pioneer Medium Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ridgefield Woods Park: 1.8 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Frogs: 4.3 mi
  • Salmon: 4.3 mi
  • Eagle: 4.3 mi
  • Wildcat: 4.6 mi
  • Golden Section: 5.1 mi
Peaks
  • Nob Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Goose Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Cardai Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Tukes Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 38
  • La Center Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Courthouse Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Woodland Historical Museum Society: 7.7 mi
  • Caples House Museum Complex: 8.8 mi
  • Clark County Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Jenny Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Grist Mill Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lucia Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Bonnie Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pavillion: 4.0 mi
  • Alder: 6.5 mi
  • Birch: 6.6 mi
  • Oak: 6.6 mi
  • Maple: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 8
  • Martin Bluff: 13.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainE 99°1,337 m21.6 mi
Sturgeon RockE 99°1,267 m21.1 mi
Pyramid RockESE 102°1,091 m21.1 mi
Larch MountainESE 107°1,057 m19.4 mi
Davis PeakNNE 17°887 m14.0 mi
Green KnobENE 71°870 m21.6 mi
Jack MountainE 82°858 m20.9 mi
Kloochman ButteE 95°777.8 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1921:05
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:5015:3916:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559656560514439
Precip in7.25.35.64.53.42.30.60.82.24.87.68.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Ground, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/160429766

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