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Alexander Avenue Wetland

Alexander Avenue Wetland from directly overhead

Alexander Avenue Wetland is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Place of Circling Waters, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Port of Tacoma
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.25744, -122.37279

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Julia's Gulch: 1.2 mi
  • Pointe Woodworth Park: 1.2 mi
  • Little Marsh: 1.3 mi
  • Fountain Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fife FFA Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Konga Slides: 3.0 mi
  • Uncorked Canvas: 3.0 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Riptide: 3.1 mi
  • Midway Games: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.1 mi
  • Indian Point: 9.6 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Porter Hills: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sex Cove: 8.1 mi
  • Owen Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 5.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Alexander Avenue Wetland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNNW 331°167 m3.7 mi
Kelly HillSW 218°140 m17.4 mi
Eastman HillSSW 205°132 m15.6 mi
Woodward HillSW 215°132 m17.6 mi
Folsom HillSSW 204°130 m15.6 mi
Swift HillSW 218°130 m17.3 mi
Beal HillSW 224°128 m17.2 mi
Berger HillSSW 209°127 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1296665433

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