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Museum of Glass

Museum of Glass from directly overhead

Museum of Glass is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

museum in Tacoma, Washington

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q2894440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.24570, -122.43408

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.0 mi
  • Swiss Complex: 0.3 mi
  • Mini Sound transit Bus: 0.6 mi
  • The Goddess of Commerce: 1.0 mi
  • Spanish Cannon: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Don Pugnetti Park: 0.2 mi
  • George H. Weyerhaeuser Jr. Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tollefson Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Melanie’s Park: 0.4 mi
  • Theater Square: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Uncorked Canvas: 0.5 mi
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 1.7 mi
  • Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.3 mi
  • Point Ruston: 4.6 mi
  • The Eagles Nest: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.1 mi
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Lisa's Garden: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Porter Hills: 8.3 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Point: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Owen Beach: 6.4 mi
  • South Beach: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Victor Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Museum of Glass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNNE 14°167 m4.2 mi
Kelly HillSSW 211°140 m15.0 mi
Bare HillSW 221°136 m15.3 mi
Eastman HillSSW 196°132 m13.8 mi
Folsom HillSSW 195°130 m13.8 mi
Swift HillSSW 211°130 m15.0 mi
Beal HillSW 218°128 m14.7 mi
Berger HillSSW 198°127 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5415:3016:23

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30679724

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