Artwork · Washington
The Big Catch
The Big Catch is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gold Mountain stands 528 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbor History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
How to reach it
Coordinates47.33736, -122.59332
- 4.0 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 12.9 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
- 12.9 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
Museums
- Harbor History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Fireboat No. 1: 6.5 mi
- Fox Island Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 7.3 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- After Medicine Creek: 0.0 mi
- The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 0.0 mi
- Before Gig Harbor: 0.0 mi
- Gig Harbor 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- May Peace Prevail on Earth: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Ringing In The Salmon: 0.0 mi
- Our Fisherman, Our Guardian: 0.1 mi
- Mussel Beach: 0.3 mi
- Ulsh Fauxtem Pole: 1.1 mi
- Fish Flurry: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Donkey Creek Park: 0.1 mi
- Austin Park: 0.1 mi
- Bogue Viewing Platform: 0.1 mi
- Finholm View Climb: 0.2 mi
- Eddon Boat Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Christensen Pond Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Fisher Creek Forest: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Kinbee Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ford Hill: 3.5 mi
- Indian Point: 5.3 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 7.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 8.8 mi
Gardens
- Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 2.3 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.6 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 4.1 mi
- Iris Garden: 4.2 mi
- Dahlia Trial Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Muskoxen: 4.0 mi
- Muskoxen: 4.0 mi
- Arctic Fox: 4.0 mi
- Polar Bears: 4.0 mi
- Goats: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 54
- Sunrise Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 2.0 mi
- Owen Beach: 3.5 mi
- Salmon Beach: 4.4 mi
- Fox Island Sand Spit: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- The Meadow: 5.9 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Generator Building: 7.3 mi
- Boat House: 7.4 mi
- Oil House: 7.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Windy Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Pigeon Point: 19.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Ellison Spring: 9.2 mi
- Garrison Springs: 10.9 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 15.9 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 17.1 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Dickerson Falls: 17.6 mi
- Victor Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of The Big Catch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mountain | NNW 328° | 528 m | 17.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 327° | 484 m | 18.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 105° | 167 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Point | NE 36° | 158 m | 17.2 mi |
| Black Hill | S 189° | 153 m | 18.5 mi |
| Goodman Hill | S 187° | 145 m | 18.7 mi |
| Newman Hill | S 187° | 138 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | S 188° | 136 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12405809649
Day trips start here
- Gig Harbor · 1 mi
- Purdy · 4 mi
- Key Center · 7 mi
- Olalla · 7 mi
- Vashon Island · 8 mi
- Vaughn · 8 mi
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