Nike Missile Site
Nike Missile Site is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Squak Mountain Central Peak stands 618 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Ridge Park, a park 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49531676, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 6.9 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 6.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 6.9 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 11 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 13 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 14 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paradise Ridge Park: 0.1 mi
- Paradise Valley Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Burton Adventure Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- Vashon Commons: 1.6 mi
- Burton Acres and Jensen Point: 2.2 mi
- Maury Island Incident Mural: 1.4 mi
- Redwood Bench: 1.7 mi
- Sky Form: 1.8 mi
- Vashon Audubon Mural: 1.8 mi
- Fluctus Formarum: A Flood of Forms: 2.8 mi
- Indian Point: 2.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 3.6 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 8.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 8.0 mi
- High Point: 10.3 mi
- Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum: 2.8 mi
- Harbor History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Browns Point Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Des Moines Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Highline Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Eden Reframed: 1.0 mi
- Iolas Garden and Barn: 2.5 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 7.2 mi
- Dahlia Trial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 7.5 mi
- Crow Beach: 2.2 mi
- Anderson Point Park Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 5.3 mi
- Owen Beach: 7.0 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 7.0 mi
- Judd Creek Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Marjorie R. Stanley Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Fisher Creek Forest: 1.4 mi
- Christensen Pond Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Ellis Creek Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Bicycle Tree: 1.5 mi
- Arctic Fox: 7.3 mi
- Muskoxen: 7.3 mi
- Polar Bears: 7.3 mi
- In Touch with the Wild: 7.3 mi
- Christensen Pond Memorial Stone: 1.6 mi
- In Memory to the Pioneers: 1.7 mi
- Burkhart Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Scout: 2.7 mi
- Bill Fisher Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Shelter 2: 7.1 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Ship's Store: 5.3 mi
- Storehouse: 5.3 mi
- Quarters A: 5.3 mi
- Quarters B: 5.3 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 16.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 18.3 mi
- North Fork Falls: 18.7 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Doughty Falls: 19.1 mi
- Pigeon Point: 12.6 mi
- Windy Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Ellison Spring: 15.8 mi
- Garrison Springs: 16.4 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 18.0 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 19.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Nike Missile Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ENE 72° | 618 m | 21.4 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | ENE 72° | 608 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poo Poo Point | ENE 74° | 564 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gold Mountain | NW 304° | 528 m | 17.1 mi |
| Squak Mountain Southeast Peak | ENE 74° | 510 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wilderness Peak | ENE 67° | 494 m | 19.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 305° | 484 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak) | ENE 63° | 453 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356541868
Day trips start here
- Vashon Island · 1 mi
- Olalla · 3 mi
- Gig Harbor · 7 mi
- Purdy · 7 mi
- Southworth · 7 mi
- Burien · 8 mi
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