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Nike Missile Site

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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.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49531676, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
120 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.40982, -122.48457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
  • Bicycle Tree: 1.5 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 7.3 mi
  • Muskoxen: 7.3 mi
  • Polar Bears: 7.3 mi
  • Muskoxen: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks
  • 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
Museums
  • 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
Picnic sites: 38
  • 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
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • 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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squak Mountain Central PeakENE 72°618 m21.4 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakENE 72°608 m20.9 mi
Poo Poo PointENE 74°564 m23.1 mi
Gold MountainNW 304°528 m17.1 mi
Squak Mountain Southeast PeakENE 74°510 m21.7 mi
Wilderness PeakENE 67°494 m19.8 mi
Green MountainNW 305°484 m18.4 mi
Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak)ENE 63°453 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5515:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356541868

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