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Kennedy Falls

Kennedy Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Kennedy Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 48 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Lake Water Access, a park 2.1 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

waterfall in Thurston County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q114347689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
48 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.07755, -123.12688

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Summit Lake Water Access: 2.1 mi
  • Griffin Athletic Fields: 5.0 mi
  • Beerbower Park: 6.6 mi
  • Frye Cove County Park: 8.0 mi
  • Tot Lot Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 42
  • Veteran's Memorial Hall: 9.5 mi
  • Cognitive Synergy: 10.6 mi
  • Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Capitol Steps: 10.8 mi
  • Winged Victory: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 36
Museums: 20
  • Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center: 3.7 mi
  • McCleary Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Mason County Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Puget Sound Estuarium: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Sunrise Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 9.8 mi
  • HOPE Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Countryside Beach: 9.2 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 19.0 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 19.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • McAllister Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 22.1 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Porter Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Mima Falls: 11.6 mi
  • She's a Butte Falls: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Environmental Study Area: 19.5 mi
  • Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Kennedy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainS 182°909 m6.1 mi
South MountainNW 325°885 m19.9 mi
Capitol PeakS 184°787 m7.2 mi
Larch MountainS 185°774 m6.3 mi
Rock Candy MountainS 171°701 m4.8 mi
Dennie Ahl HillNNW 344°615 m23.3 mi
Minot PeakSW 227°544 m18.8 mi
Blue MountainSW 222°533 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1820:2521:12
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5715:3416:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495560656561514440
Precip in11.16.77.24.92.61.50.71.22.57.011.610.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelton AP, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs34424625618311173.749.840.643.576.5208277

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Goldsborough Creek Above 7th Street AT Shelton, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7818234453

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