Skip to content
Byway
Beach · Washington

Alexander Beach

Alexander Beach from directly overhead

Alexander Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hans Jensen, a historic site 0.6 miles away. JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

beach in King County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49320009, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
residents
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.56887, -122.06527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Hans Jensen: 0.6 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Nike Site S-20: 3.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Hotel: 3.8 mi
  • Steam Hoist Foundation: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • South Cove Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sammamish Beach Club Park: 0.9 mi
  • Blackberry Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sammamish Cove Park: 1.0 mi
  • Meerwood Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Cranes: 1.3 mi
  • Macaws: 1.3 mi
  • Emus: 1.3 mi
  • Wallabies: 1.3 mi
  • Tigers: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Heritage Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Issaquah Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Westridge Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Sunset Walk Community Garden: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Issaquah Creek Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 4.6 mi
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 6.7 mi
Peaks
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 2.5 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Long View Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Squak Mountain West Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Squak Mountain Central Peak: 4.6 mi
Museums
Beaches: 53
  • Tibbetts Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Rosemont Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 6.5 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Calkins Point: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.5 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • North Fork Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Waterwall: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Alexander Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 103°1,459 m17.8 mi
Green MountainE 101°1,431 m18.6 mi
Bootalicious PeakE 96°1,411 m19.3 mi
Dixie PeakE 101°1,404 m16.7 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 103°1,400 m16.3 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 102°1,326 m16.1 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 106°1,254 m15.8 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 122°1,004 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356541615

More beaches in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore beaches
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Alexander Beach.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens