Working Waterfront Maritime Museum
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Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Clearing The Way, a artwork 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is a Maritime Museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The museum sits on the Thea Foss Waterway. Along with the Discovery Wharf Children's Activity Area, the WWMM is a part of the Foss Waterway Seaport, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1996. In conjunction with the Foss Waterway Development Agency, the Seaport seeks private and public funds to support its mission statement. The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is dedicated to creating "a permanent education and activity venue on the Tacoma waterfront".
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q8034954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 12.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 12.0 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 17.3 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 22 mi
- East Portal View · 24 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 24 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clearing The Way: 0.1 mi
- Locomotive Monument: 0.5 mi
- The Leaf: 0.6 mi
- Trilogy Statue: 0.6 mi
- Floating Life Forms: 0.6 mi
- Firemans Park: 0.1 mi
- Ben Gilbert Park: 0.3 mi
- Thea's Park: 0.3 mi
- Theater Square: 0.3 mi
- Harborview Park: 0.4 mi
- The Goddess of Commerce: 0.3 mi
- Spanish Cannon: 0.5 mi
- Ibsen Monument: 0.6 mi
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.9 mi
- Swiss Complex: 0.9 mi
- Uncorked Canvas: 0.4 mi
- Trung Nguyen Billard: 2.5 mi
- Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.8 mi
- Point Ruston: 3.9 mi
- Lowland Anoa: 5.0 mi
- Former Karpeles Manuscript Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Tacoma: 0.6 mi
- Tacoma Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.9 mi
- Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.4 mi
- Proctor Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 1.3 mi
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 3.0 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 7.4 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 7.8 mi
- Indian Point: 8.2 mi
- Porter Hills: 9.1 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Shelter 2: 4.4 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.6 mi
- Salmon Beach: 4.9 mi
- Titlow Beach: 5.4 mi
- Owen Beach: 5.7 mi
- South Beach: 8.3 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.3 mi
- Generator Building: 3.3 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Boat House: 3.3 mi
- Oil House: 3.3 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Windy Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 8.0 mi
- Garrison Springs: 8.3 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 9.0 mi
- Ellison Spring: 10.4 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 19.3 mi
- Victor Falls: 14.0 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 21.6 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.2 mi
- Doughty Falls: 23.8 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Working Waterfront Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | NNE 20° | 167 m | 3.4 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 209° | 140 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bare Hill | SW 218° | 136 m | 15.9 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 194° | 132 m | 14.6 mi |
| Folsom Hill | SSW 193° | 130 m | 14.6 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 209° | 130 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beal Hill | SW 216° | 128 m | 15.3 mi |
| Berger Hill | SSW 196° | 127 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
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 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3113068785
Day trips start here
- Tacoma · 2 mi
- Fife · 4 mi
- Federal Way · 6 mi
- South Sound · 6 mi
- Gig Harbor · 8 mi
- Puyallup · 9 mi
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