Ship's Store
Ship's Store is a lighthouse in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Storehouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.2 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Lighthouse in Washington, United States.
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q7208156, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1919
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 9.4 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 9.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 9.4 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
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oscar The Bird King: 0.2 mi
- Harpoon: 2.4 mi
- Marinascope: 2.4 mi
- A Gentle Nudge: 2.4 mi
- Inflight: 2.4 mi
- Zenith Beach Access Park: 2.3 mi
- South Marina Park: 2.4 mi
- Overlook II Park: 2.5 mi
- Overlook I Park: 2.5 mi
- Sound View Park: 2.5 mi
- Des Moines Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Neely-Soames Historic Homestead: 5.1 mi
- Heritage Center of Federal Way: 5.7 mi
- Highline Heritage Museum: 5.7 mi
- Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive: 5.7 mi
- Iolas Garden and Barn: 2.8 mi
- PowellsWood Garden: 4.4 mi
- Star Lake Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
- Eden Reframed: 4.4 mi
- School garden: 5.5 mi
- Raab's Lagoon Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Ellis Creek Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Ellisport Wildlands: 4.1 mi
- Marjorie R. Stanley Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Grandview Park: 4.3 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 3.5 mi
- Indian Point: 5.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.9 mi
- High Point: 10.6 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 10.8 mi
- Crow Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.7 mi
- Anderson Point Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Owen Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 8.8 mi
- Tom Deshner Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Old Roy: 3.0 mi
- Burkhart Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Steven J. Underwood Memorial Plaza: 3.5 mi
- In Memory to the Pioneers: 3.7 mi
- Bubbleator: 3.6 mi
- Bicycle Tree: 4.7 mi
- Clock Tower Bell: 5.7 mi
- Emerald Downs: 7.6 mi
- Riptide: 8.3 mi
- Woodmont Country Club: 3.0 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Storehouse: 0.0 mi
- Quarters A: 0.0 mi
- Quarters B: 0.0 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 6.4 mi
- Far Country Falls: 14.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 15.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 15.5 mi
- Waterwall: 17.9 mi
- Pigeon Point: 12.8 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Windy Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 14.9 mi
- Garrison Springs: 16.9 mi
- Ellison Spring: 17.6 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 18.2 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ship's Store. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ENE 70° | 913 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ENE 70° | 795 m | 20.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ENE 75° | 629 m | 20.1 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ENE 75° | 619 m | 20.0 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ENE 62° | 618 m | 17.4 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | ENE 61° | 608 m | 16.9 mi |
| Poo Poo Point | ENE 65° | 564 m | 18.9 mi |
| Gold Mountain | WNW 300° | 528 m | 22.2 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 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000359OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/665495966
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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