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Mini Sound transit Bus

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Mini Sound transit Bus from directly overhead

Mini Sound transit Bus is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Forest Phone at McKinley Park, a artwork 0.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 6.2 miles off.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates47.23997, -122.42448

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Forest Phone at McKinley Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gertie's Ghost: 0.6 mi
  • Echo: 0.6 mi
  • Cascades: 0.6 mi
  • Wisps: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • McKinley Park: 0.3 mi
  • George H. Weyerhaeuser Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
  • Don Pugnetti Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rogers Playfield: 0.7 mi
  • Tollefson Plaza: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.6 mi
  • Swiss Complex: 0.8 mi
  • The Goddess of Commerce: 1.5 mi
  • Spanish Cannon: 1.7 mi
  • Ibsen Monument: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Uncorked Canvas: 1.1 mi
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 1.5 mi
  • Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.4 mi
  • Point Ruston: 5.2 mi
  • The Eagles Nest: 5.3 mi
Gardens
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.5 mi
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Lisa's Garden: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Porter Hills: 8.2 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.7 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Westcott Hills: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Owen Beach: 7.0 mi
  • South Beach: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Victor Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Mini Sound transit Bus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillN 7°167 m4.5 mi
Kelly HillSSW 214°140 m15.0 mi
Eastman HillSSW 198°132 m13.6 mi
Woodward HillSSW 210°132 m15.2 mi
Folsom HillSSW 197°130 m13.6 mi
Swift HillSSW 213°130 m14.9 mi
Beal HillSW 220°128 m14.7 mi
Berger HillSSW 201°127 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1420:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5415:3016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525862676762544742
Precip in6.04.04.43.42.01.40.60.81.64.16.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12461720741

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