Matthews Beach
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Matthews Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Inverness Ravine, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 6.1 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
- 7.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 7.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 7.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- East Portal View · 7 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inverness Ravine: 0.5 mi
- Penguin Park: 0.7 mi
- Wedgwood Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
- Meadowbrook Pond: 1.0 mi
- Wedgwood Square: 1.2 mi
- Nutmeg: 0.6 mi
- Magnuson Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Meadowbrook Community Garden and Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Wedgwood Demonstration Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.5 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 0.9 mi
- Knoll for NOAA: 0.9 mi
- Reflective Refuge at Meadowbrook Pond: 1.0 mi
- Wedgwood Duck House: 1.0 mi
- Meadowbrook Pond Kiosk: 1.0 mi
- Lake City Living Memorial Triangle: 1.5 mi
- In Memory - Will Rogers: 2.0 mi
- Charles Cowen Park Gate: 2.6 mi
- Saint Edward State Park: 2.6 mi
- World Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Waldo Woods: 1.9 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- South Woods Park: 3.2 mi
- The Ravenna Troll Booth: 2.5 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 3.1 mi
- Reading Room: 3.3 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 3.3 mi
- MV Skansonia: 3.9 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 3.1 mi
- Unity Museum: 3.1 mi
- Kirkland Heritage Society: 3.2 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 3.3 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- Lake City Beach Park: 1.8 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
- West Green Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Road End Beach: 4.0 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 4.2 mi
- Kite Hill: 1.5 mi
- Promontory Point: 1.8 mi
- Norway Hill: 4.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 1.6 mi
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.6 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.8 mi
- Waterwall: 7.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 12.8 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.9 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 14.4 mi
- Quarters B: 7.9 mi
- Quarters A: 7.9 mi
- West Point Light: 8.0 mi
- Ladder Storage: 17.5 mi
- Oil House: 17.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Pigeon Point: 9.6 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 16.5 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.3 mi
- Licton Springs: 3.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matthews Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 133° | 913 m | 20.9 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 134° | 891 m | 19.2 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | SE 134° | 841 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 136° | 795 m | 20.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 133° | 792 m | 24.3 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | SE 134° | 770 m | 18.3 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 138° | 629 m | 21.8 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | SE 138° | 619 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:27 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 1 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Meadow Point, Shilshole Bay, WA, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/57883632
Day trips start here
- Seattle/North · 2 mi
- Seattle/University District · 3 mi
- Kirkland · 4 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 4 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 4 mi
- Seattle/Ballard · 5 mi
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