Dry Falls Junction
in Grant County of Washington, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.626 and -119.332 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 37' 34" and W -119° 19' 56"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:53 PM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:34 am and 8:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Geonames.org
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Delve into Dry Falls Junction

Dry Falls Junction in Grant County (Washington) is a city located in United States about 2,182 mi (or 3,512 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Current time in Dry Falls Junction is now 08:53 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Dry Falls Junction, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United States is Grand Coulee Dam Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ephrata, Waterville, Okanogan, Wenatchee and Ritzville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 46%
Air Pressure 1000 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Dry Falls - Coulee City, Washington, United States

Published: October 27, 2010
Length: 09:23 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWa

http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a1-1154-d430?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Dry Falls Coulee City These falls were once larger...


Abandoned gas station, cafe and hotel.Junction of Hwy 2 and Hwy 155.

Published: April 13, 2015
Length: 00:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Lance Miller

Abandoned gas station, cafe and hotel. Junction of Hwy 2 and Hwy 155. This is a few miles north of Coulee City Washington. I guess our current Big Wally's with its liquor store, convenience...


IMG 2762

Published: August 04, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Bill Spurlock

Sudden dust storm at Sun Lakes Camp Ground at Coulee City, WA on 8/2/2014. About 20 families from Newcastle, WA were all camping there together. Our tent poles were snapped. Many of the tents...


Dry Falls - Home of The World's Largest Waterfall Drfumblefinger's photos, United States

Published: December 02, 2010
Length: 56:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Drfumblefinger's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/drfumblefinger/2/1272310598/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod...


Carolina Tour Of Soap Lake, The Desert & Potholes National Wildlife Refuge

Published: November 02, 2014
Length: 04:35 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Wanderlust Estate

Carolina and I had a busy day touring the famous Soap Lake in Washington. Famous for its healing waters and rarity being one of only 3 lakes in the world like it. Then we took off to the desert...


Summer falls

Published: July 04, 2009
Length: 10:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: danaandjamie

standing behind summer falls washington state park.


Panoramic video of Dry Falls from Visitors Center, Washington state

Published: May 17, 2012
Length: 25:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tvstrategies

Dry Falls was a waterfall that was active when the area was flooded by the release of an enormous body of water during the Pleistocene Era. Some say that it took just weeks for a volume of...


Dry Falls Washington from its Visitors Center

Published: May 17, 2012
Length: 33:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tvstrategies

A panoramic view of Dry Falls Washington. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Falls for more about Dry Falls. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channeled_scablands for more about how this...


Anna and lexie playing

Published: July 21, 2012
Length: 18:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kenneth Elliott

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Coulee City, Washington

Coulee City is a town in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 562 at the 2010 census.

Located at 47.6119, -119.291 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Grant County, Washington, Towns in Washington (state)

Dry Falls

Dry Falls is a 3.5 mile long scalloped precipice in central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, and at the head of the Lower Grand Coulee. Ten times the size of Niagara, Dry Falls is thought to be the greatest known waterfall that ever existed. According to the current geological model, catastrophic flooding channeled water at 65 miles per hour through the Upper Grand Coulee and over this 400-foot rock face at the end of the last ice age.

Located at 47.6057, -119.354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geology of Washington (state), Waterfalls of Washington (state), Landforms of Grant County, Washington, Visitor attractions in Grant County, Washington

Sun Lakes State Park

Sun Lakes State Park is a 4,027-acre camping park with 73,640 feet of freshwater shoreline at the foot of Dry Falls, which is located near Coulee City, Washington. Formed by the Missoula Floods, Dry Falls is the site of a former waterfall which is now a stark cliff, 400 feet high and 3.5 miles wide. When the floods occurred, the waterfall was ten times the size of Niagara Falls. Today it overlooks a desert oasis filled with lakes and abundant wildlife.

Located at 47.5964, -119.361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
State parks of Washington (state), Parks in Grant County, Washington

Banks Lake

Banks Lake is a 27-mile long reservoir in central Washington in the United States. Part of the Columbia Basin Project, Banks Lake occupies the northern portion of the Grand Coulee, a formerly dry coulee near the Columbia River, formed by the Missoula Floods during the Pleistocene epoch. Grand Coulee Dam, built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation on the Columbia River created Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, the reservoir on the river behind the dam.

Located at 47.62, -119.308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Reservoirs in Washington (state), Landforms of Douglas County, Washington, Landforms of Grant County, Washington, Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Washington, Buildings and structures in Grant County, Washington, Protected areas of Douglas County, Washington, Protected areas of Grant County, Washington

Dry Falls Dam

Dry Falls Dam is a rockfaced earthfill-type dam in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in Grant County near Coulee City, it was built as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Columbia Basin Project. Water from the Columbia River, impounded by Grand Coulee Dam, is pumped into Grand Coulee, a formerly dry canyon, via the short Feeder Canal. Grand Coulee's north end is sealed by North Dam and Dry Falls Dam stretches across the midsection of the Coulee.

Located at 47.62, -119.308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Dams in Washington (state), Buildings and structures in Grant County, Washington, United States Bureau of Reclamation dams, Dams completed in 1949