- Elevation, modelled
- 7 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Gold Mountain528 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 47.3337, -122.5882
Mussel Beach is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 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.
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- granite
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mountain | NNW 328° | 528 m | 17.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 327° | 484 m | 18.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 104° | 167 m | 8.5 mi |
| High Point | NE 35° | 158 m | 17.3 mi |
| Black Hill | S 190° | 153 m | 18.3 mi |
| Goodman Hill | S 188° | 145 m | 18.4 mi |
| Newman Hill | S 188° | 138 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bare Hill | S 189° | 136 m | 18.0 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 11.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 13.0 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
- 13.0 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 17 mi
- Point White Pier · 18 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 18 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 19 mi
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
- Our Fisherman, Our Guardian: 0.3 mi
- The Big Catch: 0.3 mi
- Ringing In The Salmon: 0.4 mi
- Ulsh Fauxtem Pole: 0.8 mi
- Fish Flurry: 0.8 mi
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
- Harbor History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Fireboat No. 1: 6.2 mi
- Fox Island Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 6.9 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 6.9 mi
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
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Christensen Pond Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Fisher Creek Forest: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 2.6 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.3 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 3.8 mi
- Iris Garden: 3.8 mi
- Northwest Native Plant Garden: 3.9 mi
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
- Sunrise Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 1.9 mi
- Owen Beach: 3.2 mi
- Salmon Beach: 4.0 mi
- Fox Island Sand Spit: 5.3 mi
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
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Generator Building: 7.0 mi
- Boat House: 7.1 mi
- Oil House: 7.1 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Windy Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Pigeon Point: 19.6 mi
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
Waterfalls: 2
- Dickerson Falls: 17.9 mi
- Victor Falls: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Gig Harbor · 0 mi
- Purdy · 4 mi
- Key Center · 7 mi
- Olalla · 7 mi
- Vashon Island · 8 mi
- Vaughn · 8 mi
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