Scatter Creek Rest Area
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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Grand Mound Masonic Lodge - 1857: 1.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 3.5 mi
- Fort Borst Block House: 7.6 mi
- The Sentinel: 8.4 mi
- Connecting Communities Dedication: 10.5 mi
- Tenino Depot Museum: 6.4 mi
- Shady Lady: 8.3 mi
- Olympic Flight Museum: 10.5 mi
- Lewis County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- The Vintage Antique Motorcycle Museum: 11.8 mi
- 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
- Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Black Lake Meadows: 13.4 mi
- Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 16.7 mi
- Louise H. Meyers Park: 19.3 mi
- Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Seven-infantry Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 22.2 mi
- 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
- Carnival Grounds: 15.8 mi
- Food Court Stage: 15.9 mi
- Andrews Arena: 15.9 mi
- World's Largest Egg: 23.8 mi
- Ocean City Ferry: 24.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.6 mi
- McAllister Springs: 18.2 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 20.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.1 mi
- Maytown Rest Area: 2.5 mi
- Elma Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- The Arbors Private Beach: 15.9 mi
- Countryside Beach: 19.6 mi
- Environmental Study Area: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Mountain | NNW 327° | 909 m | 12.6 mi |
| Windy Knob | ESE 117° | 856 m | 21.8 mi |
| Clam Mountain | ESE 103° | 831 m | 21.9 mi |
| Capitol Peak | NW 323° | 787 m | 11.9 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NW 326° | 774 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bucks Knob | WSW 237° | 725 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rock Candy Mountain | NNW 334° | 701 m | 13.3 mi |
| Blue Ridge | ESE 109° | 680 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:35 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centralia, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/160432668
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