Nighthawk, Washington

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]

Description

Nighthawk is a (mostly former) logging area along

, 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

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

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nighthawk, Washington
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nighthawk Customs

48°58′00″N 119°38′31″W / 48.96667°N 119.64194°W / 48.96667; -119.64194

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