Fox Island Sand Spit
Fox Island Sand Spit is a beach in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 10.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 13.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 17.2 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 20 mi
- South Beach Drive Road End · 22 mi
- Point White Pier · 23 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Z's Reef Marine Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Haley State Park Property: 5.7 mi
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Towhead Island Park: 0.7 mi
- Hales Pass Park: 0.8 mi
- Harbor Family Park: 1.9 mi
- Nichols Community Center: 2.6 mi
- Cedrona Bay Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
- The Chapel on Echo Bay Plaque: 1.7 mi
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 5.0 mi
- May Peace Prevail on Earth: 5.1 mi
- Before Gig Harbor: 5.3 mi
- The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 5.3 mi
- Ford Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lister Hill: 9.3 mi
- Kay Hill: 9.4 mi
- Ross Hill: 9.7 mi
- Fox Island Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Harbor History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Archival Building: 7.5 mi
- Johnson's Farm Museum: 7.5 mi
- Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 7.9 mi
- Pancake Stack-O-Meter: 4.6 mi
- Fish Flurry: 4.9 mi
- Ulsh Fauxtem Pole: 4.9 mi
- Mussel Beach: 5.3 mi
- Ringing In The Salmon: 5.3 mi
- Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 5.0 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 6.9 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 6.9 mi
- Northwest Native Plant Garden: 7.0 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 7.1 mi
- Paul Titus Carousel: 7.0 mi
- Wallabies: 7.0 mi
- Kids' Zone: 7.0 mi
- Meerkats: 7.0 mi
- Clouded Leopard: 7.0 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- The Meadow: 8.2 mi
- Titlow Beach: 5.6 mi
- Salmon Beach: 6.5 mi
- Palmer Lake "Shady side": 6.7 mi
- Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 6.7 mi
- Owen Beach: 6.9 mi
- Windy Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Generator Building: 10.6 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 10.6 mi
- Boat House: 10.6 mi
- Oil House: 10.6 mi
- Ellison Spring: 4.8 mi
- Garrison Springs: 8.1 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.4 mi
- McAllister Springs: 17.5 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 17.5 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 20.7 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 21.6 mi
- Victor Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Fox Island Sand Spit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | E 81° | 167 m | 12.0 mi |
| Black Hill | S 177° | 153 m | 14.2 mi |
| Goodman Hill | S 176° | 145 m | 14.4 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 169° | 140 m | 15.4 mi |
| Newman Hill | S 176° | 138 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bare Hill | S 176° | 136 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sanders Hill | S 175° | 135 m | 15.1 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSE 168° | 130 m | 15.5 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 | 16:24 |
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, 4 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Arletta, Hale Passage, WA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/422551942
Day trips start here
- Gig Harbor · 5 mi
- Home · 5 mi
- Lakebay · 5 mi
- Key Center · 6 mi
- Longbranch · 6 mi
- Vaughn · 6 mi
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