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Top Of The Ocean Monument

Top Of The Ocean Monument from directly overhead

Top Of The Ocean Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Park, a park 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 3.0 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.27630, -122.46664

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Proctor Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 2.4 mi
  • Point Defiance Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Northwest Native Plant Garden: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • Point Ruston: 2.0 mi
  • Uncorked Canvas: 2.1 mi
  • Lowland Anoa: 3.1 mi
  • Sumatran Tigers & Waterfall Panorama: 3.1 mi
  • Siamang: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Point: 6.7 mi
  • Ford Hill: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 41
  • Salmon Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Owen Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Shelter 2: 3.9 mi
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
  • Garrison Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Top Of The Ocean Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNE 53°167 m3.2 mi
Kelly HillSSW 203°140 m16.2 mi
Bare HillSSW 212°136 m16.2 mi
Eastman HillS 188°132 m15.6 mi
Folsom HillS 187°130 m15.6 mi
Swift HillSSW 202°130 m16.2 mi
Beal HillSSW 209°128 m15.6 mi
Berger HillS 189°127 m13.5 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 solstice07:5515:3016:23

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12513305590

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