Nighthawk is an

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on the

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, United States of America. It was named for a nearby (and now-closed) mine. Another source says that it was named after the nighthawks common to the area.

Description

Nighthawk is a (mostly former) logging area along Loomis–Oroville Highway west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. Just north of Nighthawk is the

Nighthawk–Chopaka Border Crossing The Nighthawk–Chopaka Border Crossing connects the town of Loomis, Washington and Cawston, British Columbia on the Canada–United States border. Similkameen Road on the American side joins Nighthawk Road on the Canadian side. Railway In April ...

, a 9 am – 5 pm Canada–US border crossing. Nighthawk is located along the former Great Northern Railroad (now

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). The town of Nighthawk used to be a booming mine town at the turn of the 20th century with hotels and a

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, 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

References

* * Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Unincorporated communities in Okanogan County, Washington Ghost towns in Washington (state) Populated places in the Okanagan Country {{OkanoganCountyWA-geo-stub