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Mussel Beach

Mussel Beach from directly overhead

Mussel Beach is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gold Mountain stands 528 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eddon Boat Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
granite
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.33368, -122.58821

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eddon Boat Park: 0.0 mi
  • Ancich Waterfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Austin Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bogue Viewing Platform: 0.3 mi
  • Skansie Brothers Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Before Gig Harbor: 0.3 mi
  • The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 0.3 mi
  • After Medicine Creek: 0.3 mi
  • Gig Harbor 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • May Peace Prevail on Earth: 2.7 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Kinbee Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Ford Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Indian Point: 5.2 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Muskoxen: 3.6 mi
  • Muskoxen: 3.6 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 3.6 mi
  • Polar Bears: 3.7 mi
  • Goats: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 29
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 6
  • Ellison Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dickerson Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Victor Falls: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Mussel Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gold MountainNNW 328°528 m17.5 mi
Green MountainNNW 327°484 m18.9 mi
Indian HillESE 104°167 m8.5 mi
High PointNE 35°158 m17.3 mi
Black HillS 190°153 m18.3 mi
Goodman HillS 188°145 m18.4 mi
Newman HillS 188°138 m18.9 mi
Bare HillS 189°136 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1520:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5515:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12405809611

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