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Scatter Creek Rest Area

Scatter Creek Rest Area from directly overhead

Scatter Creek Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC RAYMOND TO JCT SR 5 VIC CHEHALIS passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Washington State Department of Transportation

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Getting there

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Coordinates46.83585, -122.98584
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Henness Site: 1.9 mi
  • Independence Park: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Scott Lake Park: 6.1 mi
  • Patrick Hunt Ball Field: 6.3 mi
Peaks
  • Grand Mound Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Davis Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Blumauer Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Michigan Hill: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Kids Playing: 10.9 mi
  • Frog Pond Fountain: 11.0 mi
  • Attitude Adjustment: 11.0 mi
  • Mark Twain statue: 11.0 mi
  • Mare and Colt: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 21
Gardens: 15
  • Rhododendron Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 11.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mima Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Porter Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Silver Spring: 11.6 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Environmental Study Area: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Scatter Creek Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainNNW 327°909 m12.6 mi
Windy KnobESE 117°856 m21.8 mi
Clam MountainESE 103°831 m21.9 mi
Capitol PeakNW 323°787 m11.9 mi
Larch MountainNW 326°774 m12.7 mi
Bucks KnobWSW 237°725 m19.6 mi
Rock Candy MountainNNW 334°701 m13.3 mi
Blue RidgeESE 109°680 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1820:2321:11
September equinox07:0018:3119:11
December solstice07:5515:3516:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495660656661524439
Precip in5.84.24.43.22.41.50.50.81.64.06.56.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/160432668

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