Oil House
Oil House is a lighthouse in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Robinson Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
lighthouse in Washington, United States
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q7208156, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1913
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 9.3 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 9.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 9.3 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 14 mi
- East Portal View · 15 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Viewing Platform · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oscar The Bird King: 0.2 mi
- Harpoon: 2.3 mi
- Marinascope: 2.3 mi
- Inflight: 2.3 mi
- Joy: 2.3 mi
- Zenith Beach Access Park: 2.2 mi
- South Marina Park: 2.3 mi
- Overlook II Park: 2.4 mi
- Overlook I Park: 2.4 mi
- Sound View Park: 2.4 mi
- Tom Deshner Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Old Roy: 3.0 mi
- Steven J. Underwood Memorial Plaza: 3.4 mi
- Burkhart Memorial: 3.5 mi
- In Memory to the Pioneers: 3.7 mi
- Des Moines Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Neely-Soames Historic Homestead: 5.0 mi
- Highline Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive: 5.6 mi
- Heritage Center of Federal Way: 5.7 mi
- Kayak Rentals: 2.6 mi
- Bubbleator: 3.7 mi
- Bicycle Tree: 4.7 mi
- Clock Tower Bell: 5.7 mi
- Emerald Downs: 7.6 mi
- Raab's Lagoon Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Ellis Creek Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Ellisport Wildlands: 4.1 mi
- Grandview Park: 4.2 mi
- Marjorie R. Stanley Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Iolas Garden and Barn: 2.9 mi
- Star Lake Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
- PowellsWood Garden: 4.4 mi
- Eden Reframed: 4.5 mi
- School garden: 5.5 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 3.6 mi
- Indian Point: 5.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.0 mi
- High Point: 10.5 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 11.0 mi
- Crow Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Anderson Point Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Owen Beach: 8.9 mi
- Southwest 98th Street End: 8.9 mi
- Woodmont Country Club: 3.0 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site #2: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site #4: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site #3: 5.6 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Quarters B: 0.1 mi
- Quarters A: 0.1 mi
- Ship's Store: 0.1 mi
- Storehouse: 0.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 14.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 15.3 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 15.4 mi
- Waterwall: 17.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 12.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Windy Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 15.0 mi
- Garrison Springs: 17.1 mi
- Ellison Spring: 17.8 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 18.3 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Oil House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ENE 71° | 913 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ENE 67° | 891 m | 20.3 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ENE 65° | 841 m | 20.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ENE 70° | 795 m | 20.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 78° | 792 m | 22.9 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ENE 64° | 770 m | 19.9 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ENE 75° | 629 m | 20.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ENE 75° | 619 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:29 | 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, 5 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Des Moines, East Passage, WA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000359OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/945648174
Day trips start here
- Federal Way · 5 mi
- SeaTac · 5 mi
- Vashon Island · 5 mi
- Burien · 6 mi
- Kent · 7 mi
- Olalla · 8 mi
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