- Elevation, modelled
- 21 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- Indian Hill167 m · 5.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAHon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 47.3041, -122.5178
Point Defiance Rose Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled 21 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dahlia Trial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Point Defiance Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | E 90° | 167 m | 5.0 mi |
| Black Hill | SSW 202° | 153 m | 17.2 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SSW 200° | 145 m | 17.3 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 193° | 140 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 201° | 136 m | 16.8 mi |
| Eastman Hill | S 179° | 132 m | 17.3 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 192° | 130 m | 17.3 mi |
| Beal Hill | SSW 198° | 128 m | 16.4 mi |
- On the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 14.3 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
- 14.3 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 14.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 19 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 20 mi
- Point White Pier · 21 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Dahlia Trial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Iris Garden: 0.0 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 0.1 mi
- Northwest Native Plant Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 0.0 mi
- Bear Grotto: 0.1 mi
- Francis W. Cushman: 0.1 mi
- Ten Inch Shell from USS Maine: 0.1 mi
- Fort Nisqually: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Siamang: 0.1 mi
- Magellanic Penguins: 0.1 mi
- Lowland Anoa: 0.1 mi
- Asian Small-Clawed Otters: 0.1 mi
- Animal Exercise Area: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- The Family: 0.2 mi
- Ivan: 0.2 mi
- Little Makers: 0.4 mi
- William Ross: 0.5 mi
- Gala: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Dune Peninsula At Point Defiance Park: 0.4 mi
- Baltimore Park: 0.9 mi
- Ruston Way: 1.3 mi
- Jane Clark Park: 1.4 mi
- Vassault Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Fireboat No. 1: 2.3 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 3.1 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 3.2 mi
- Browns Point Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Harbor History Museum: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 4.4 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Kinbee Hill: 3.1 mi
- Indian Point: 4.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 5.4 mi
- Ford Hill: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 49
- Owen Beach: 0.8 mi
- Salmon Beach: 1.0 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.6 mi
- Titlow Beach: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Generator Building: 3.5 mi
- Boat House: 3.5 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.5 mi
- Oil House: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Windy Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 19.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Ellison Spring: 8.9 mi
- Garrison Springs: 8.9 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 12.6 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 13.0 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Victor Falls: 18.9 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 21.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.6 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 23.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Gig Harbor · 4 mi
- Tacoma · 5 mi
- Federal Way · 8 mi
- Purdy · 8 mi
- Vashon Island · 8 mi
- Fife · 9 mi
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