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Welcome to Straight Point ...

Straight Point is located in Klickitat County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Straight Point: Straight Pt.

Straight Point is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Straight Point lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Straight Point: 509

Communities near Straight Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Straight Point.

  • The Dalles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • City of The Dalles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Hood River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • White Salmon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Lyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Underwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Straight Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Straight Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Straight Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Straight Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Straight Point. See our Newspapers Page for Straight Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straight Point ...

Looking for more information about Straight Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Straight Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Straight Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Straight Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.