Nighthawk is an unincorporated community on the Similkameen River in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. It was named for a nearby (and now-closed) mine. [1] Another source says that it was named after the nighthawks common to the area. [2]
Nighthawk is an unincorporated community on the Similkameen River in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. It was named for a nearby (and now-closed) mine. [1] Another source says that it was named after the nighthawks common to the area. [2]
Nighthawk is a (mostly former) logging area along Loomis–Oroville Highway west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. Just north of Nighthawk is the Nighthawk–Chopaka Border Crossing, a 9 am – 5 pm Canada–US border crossing. Nighthawk is located along the former Great Northern Railroad (now BNSF). The town of Nighthawk used to be a booming mine town at the turn of the 20th century with hotels and a burlesque house, but now only has a population of about five people.
The border crossing is usually known as "the Nighthawk crossing" on the Canadian side, though the official name of the Canadian-side locality is Chopaka.
| Climate data for Osoyoos West, BC 1981–2010 (metric units) about 14 km NE of Nighthawk | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average high °C | 2.0 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 22.1 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 23.8 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| Average mean °C | −0.7 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 18.7 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 3.7 | −0.9 | 10.4 |
| Average low °C | −3.4 | −2.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | −3.4 | 4.7 |
| Precipitation (cm) | 2.88 | 2.23 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 3.71 | 4.17 | 2.46 | 1.73 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 3.38 | 3.58 | 32.32 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 14.6 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 17.0 | 43.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=1043&autofwd=1 | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Osoyoos West, BC 1981–2010 (English units) about 9 miles NE of Nighthawk | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average high °F | 35.6 | 42.6 | 54.5 | 64.2 | 71.8 | 78.3 | 84.9 | 84.4 | 74.8 | 60.4 | 44.8 | 34.9 | 61.0 |
| Average mean °F | 30.7 | 34.9 | 43.9 | 52.0 | 59.4 | 65.7 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 61.7 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 30.4 | 50.7 |
| Average low °F | 25.9 | 27.1 | 32.9 | 39.6 | 46.8 | 53.1 | 57.6 | 56.5 | 48.2 | 39.6 | 32.5 | 25.9 | 40.5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.13 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.46 | 1.64 | 0.97 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 12.72 |
| Snowfall (in) | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 17.2 |
| Source: Environment Canada http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=1043&autofwd=1 | |||||||||||||
Frenchtown Charter Township is a charter township within Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,609 as per the 2020 census.
Oroville is a city located in the northern bulk of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. Oroville is a member municipality of Okanogan County, Washington, situated between Omak and Penticton. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census.
Kendall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about 73 miles (117 km) long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is just over 210 miles (340 km). The main stem Feather River begins in Lake Oroville, where its four long tributary forks join—the South Fork, Middle Fork, North Fork, and West Branch Feather Rivers. These and other tributaries drain part of the northern Sierra Nevada, and the extreme southern Cascades, as well as a small portion of the Sacramento Valley. The total drainage basin is about 6,200 square miles (16,000 km2), with approximately 3,604 square miles (9,330 km2) above Lake Oroville.
The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, Canada, eventually discharging into the Okanagan River near Oroville, Washington, in the United States. Through the Okanagan River, it drains to the Columbia River. The river is said to be named for an indigenous people called Similkameigh, meaning "treacherous waters".
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Chopaka is an unincorporated settlement near the US border on the west bank of the Similkameen River in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Largely comprising two Indian Reserves, 'Chopaka IR No. 7 and Chopaka IR No. 8, the location was formerly listed as a railway station on the Great Northern Railroad. There is a border crossing at Chopaka, open daily 9 AM to 5 PM.
The Ashnola River is a tributary of the Similkameen River, rising in the northeastern part of the North Cascades in Washington, United States, and flowing north into British Columbia, Canada, to join the Similkameen River about halfway along that river's course between the towns of Princeton and Keremeos. The river crosses the international boundary at 49°00′00″N120°19′37″W and transits Cathedral Provincial Park. It has one main tributary, Ewart Creek, which is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and begins virtually at the border and is entirely within Cathedral Park.
Loomis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 159 at the 2010 Census. Its area is 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), which is all land and no water.
Osoyoos Lake State Park was a Washington state park in Okanogan County until it was sold to the city of Oroville and renamed Osoyoos Lake Veteran’s Memorial Park. The park has a 300-foot (91 m) sandy beach on Osoyoos Lake, boat ramp, and campground.
Peacock Mountain is a summit in Okanogan County, Washington, in the United States. With an elevation of 4,442 feet (1,354 m), Peacock Mountain is the 1674th highest summit in the state of Washington.
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