Ariel, Washington

Ariel, Washington
Unincorporated community
Ariel Post Office
Ariel Post Office
Ariel is located in Washington (state)
Ariel
Ariel
Location in the state of Washington
Ariel is located in the United States
Ariel
Ariel
Ariel (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°57′24″N 122°34′15″W / 45.95667°N 122.57083°W / 45.95667; -122.57083
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyCowlitz
Elevation
[1]
106 m (348 ft)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98603
Area code360
FIPS code53-02515
GNIS feature ID1510787

Ariel (/ˈɛriːəl/)[2] is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington. Ariel is located 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the city of Woodland along Washington State Route 503, situated north of the Lewis River and on the northwest bank of Lake Merwin. The Ariel community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students.

Geography

Ariel is located at 45°57′24″N 122°34′15″W / 45.95667°N 122.57083°W / 45.95667; -122.57083 (45.9567789, -122.5709345).[3]

Culture

Lelooska Foundation and Cultural Center

The Lelooska Museum is located in Ariel, Washington.

D. B. Cooper Days

Every year since 2011 the D. B. Cooper Days are held at the Ariel Store and Tavern.[4] The festival is a celebration of the skyjacking case of Dan Cooper, who hijacked a Boeing 727 over the Cascade Mountains with US$200,000 on November 24, 1971.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "USGS—Ariel, Washington". Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-295-95498-1.
  3. ^ "2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files". census.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "D.B. Cooper 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Ariel Tavern". adventurebooks.newsvine.com. November 27, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Hunt for DB Cooper – Cooper Day Festival in Ariel – 2012". themountainnewswa.net. November 26, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "A hijacker holiday in Washington". bbc.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2014.


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