Battery Van Horne
Battery Van Horne is a bunker in Island, Washington. Battery Van Horne is situated nearby to Admiralty Head Light, as well as near Fort Casey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Admiralty Head Light and Fort Casey.
Admiralty Head Light
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Admiralty Head Light is a deactivated aid to navigation located on Whidbey Island near Coupeville, Island County, Washington, on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park. Admiralty Head Light is situated 510 feet southeast of Battery Van Horne.
Fort Casey
Fort
Fort Casey was a 19th-century defensive fortification built on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington, to deter invasion from the sea. It is preserved as Fort Casey Historical State Park, a Washington state park and historic district within the Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. Fort Casey is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Battery Van Horne.
Crockett Lake
Lake
Crockett Lake is a lake in Island County, Washington at an elevation of 0 feet. The Crockett family homesteaded the site in the 1850s, and gave the lake their name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keystone and Coupeville.
Keystone
Locality
Keystone is a small unincorporated community on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, in the northwestern United States. It is near the Keystone ferry landing, a dock at Keystone Harbor for the Washington State Ferries' Coupeville to Port Townsend route.
Coupeville
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Victorian seaport community of Coupeville, one of the oldest towns in Washington State, is on Whidbey Island. It is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve which encompasses a mixture of federal, state, county and private property, all managed in a way that preserves its historic essence.
Port Townsend
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Townsend is a city at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets the Puget Sound. In addition to its natural scenery, it is known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts scene.
Battery Van Horne
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Island, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.1619° or 48° 9′ 43″ northLongitude
-122.68243° or 122° 40′ 57″ westInception
1906Open location code
84WV5869+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 837521273OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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