Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch

Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch is a work of art in Pacific, Washington. Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch is situated nearby to the dog park Pet Area, as well as near the hamlet Megler.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dismal Nitch and Astoria Bridge.

Dismal Nitch

Rest area

Photo: PortlandSaint, CC BY 4.0.

Dismal Nitch is the name of a cove along the lower Columbia River in Washington state, notable as the Lewis and Clark Expedition's last campsite before sighting the Pacific Ocean. Dismal Nitch is situated 710 feet northeast of Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch.

Astoria Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

The Astoria–Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through-truss bridge in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States that spans the lower Columbia River. Astoria Bridge is situated 2½ miles south of Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megler and McGowan.

Megler

Hamlet

Megler is a small unincorporated community in Pacific County in the U.S. state of Washington. Named for legislator Joseph G. Megler, the community is at the mouth of the Columbia River on the north shore of the river.

McGowan

Hamlet

Photo: Gayinspandex1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

McGowan was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, United States from 1889 to 1930. McGowan is situated 2 miles west of Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch.

Knappton

Hamlet

Knappton is a ghost town in Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. It is located not far from the mouth of the Columbia, a few miles east of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Knappton is situated 3 miles northeast of Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch.

Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch

Type: Work of art
Category: tourism
Location: Pacific, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.24878° or 46° 14′ 56″ north

Longitude

-123.86353° or 123° 51′ 49″ west

Open location code

84RR64XP+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4795829445

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

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