- Elevation, modelled
- 111 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- Indian Hill167 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 47.2637, -122.4829
Puget Sound Museum of Natural History is a museum in Washington, at a modelled 111 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Proctor Street Bridge Dedication Plaque, a historic site 0.9 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 3.3 miles off.
natural history museum in Tacoma, Washington, United States
Dates from 1926.
Wikidata Q61788325, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
- Operated by
- University of Puget Sound
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Puget Sound Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | NE 50° | 167 m | 4.4 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 202° | 140 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 211° | 136 m | 15.0 mi |
| Eastman Hill | S 186° | 132 m | 14.6 mi |
| Folsom Hill | S 185° | 130 m | 14.7 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 201° | 130 m | 15.1 mi |
| Beal Hill | SSW 208° | 128 m | 14.5 mi |
| Berger Hill | S 186° | 127 m | 12.6 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 16.9 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 21 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 23 mi
- Point White Pier · 24 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Proctor Street Bridge Dedication Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Tacoma's First Hospital Site: 1.0 mi
- Dickman Mill: 1.1 mi
- Top Of The Ocean Monument: 1.2 mi
- In Tribute To Gilbert M. Schuster: 1.2 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 1.0 mi
- Fireboat No. 1: 1.3 mi
- Former Karpeles Manuscript Museum: 1.7 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Museum: 1.9 mi
- Working Waterfront Maritime Museum: 2.2 mi
- Uncorked Canvas: 2.3 mi
- Point Ruston: 2.4 mi
- Sumatran Tigers & Waterfall Panorama: 3.2 mi
- Lowland Anoa: 3.2 mi
- Siamang: 3.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.4 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 5.8 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 7.2 mi
- Indian Point: 7.4 mi
- Ford Hill: 7.6 mi
- Salmon Beach: 2.9 mi
- Titlow Beach: 3.4 mi
- Owen Beach: 4.0 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.3 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 6.7 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Generator Building: 3.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.5 mi
- Boat House: 3.5 mi
- Oil House: 3.5 mi
- Victor Falls: 16.0 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 21.3 mi
- Far Country Falls: 24.3 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 24.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Tacoma · 2 mi
- Fife · 6 mi
- Gig Harbor · 7 mi
- South Sound · 7 mi
- Federal Way · 8 mi
- Steilacoom · 8 mi
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