Kobayashi Perserve
Kobayashi Perserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Abandoned Car, a attraction 0.6 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.4 miles off.
5.5 acres of natural beauty on the confluence of Leach creek and Chambers Creek. This unique site accesses the Chambers Creek corridor from University Place. The site includes wetlands as well as old growth timber and majestic views of both creeks.
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 9.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 9.0 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 18.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 26 mi
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 28 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 28 mi
- Point White Pier · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abandoned Car: 0.6 mi
- Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House: 0.9 mi
- T-33A: 1.6 mi
- The Eagles Nest: 1.6 mi
- Tacoma RC Raceway: 2.2 mi
- Riconosciuto Park: 0.8 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.2 mi
- Z's Reef Marine Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Parkland Prairie Nature Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Leach Creek Park: 0.9 mi
- Cirque Park: 1.0 mi
- University Place Veterans Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Woodside Pond Nature Park: 1.2 mi
- John R. Zoril: 1.2 mi
- Chauncey & Johanna Griggs House: 0.9 mi
- Leschi Monument: 1.5 mi
- Tacoma Golf Center: 1.9 mi
- Lakewood Historical Marker - Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Scout Service Project: 2.4 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 3.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.6 mi
- Parterres: 3.6 mi
- Lakewood History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Steilacoom Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 3.9 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Museum: 4.3 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 5.0 mi
- Mary and her dog Chip: 2.3 mi
- Swoon: 2.5 mi
- Significant Figures In The Development Of Polymers: 3.4 mi
- Gertie's Ghost: 5.1 mi
- Manny Ellis Mural: 5.1 mi
- Kay Hill: 4.0 mi
- Porter Hills: 4.3 mi
- Lister Hill: 4.8 mi
- Westcott Hills: 5.1 mi
- Ross Hill: 5.6 mi
- South Beach: 2.7 mi
- Titlow Beach: 3.9 mi
- Salmon Beach: 6.5 mi
- North Beach: 6.7 mi
- South Beach: 7.0 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Point: 3.6 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- Generator Building: 8.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 8.4 mi
- Boat House: 8.4 mi
- Oil House: 8.4 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Garrison Springs: 2.4 mi
- Ellison Spring: 5.7 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 6.0 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 10.0 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 13.6 mi
- Victor Falls: 16.4 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Kobayashi Perserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | NE 36° | 167 m | 9.1 mi |
| Black Hill | SW 214° | 153 m | 10.5 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 200° | 140 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 214° | 136 m | 10.1 mi |
| Eastman Hill | S 176° | 132 m | 10.0 mi |
| Folsom Hill | S 175° | 130 m | 10.1 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 199° | 130 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beal Hill | SSW 209° | 128 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/545602084
Day trips start here
- Steilacoom · 4 mi
- Tacoma · 4 mi
- South Sound · 6 mi
- Fife · 8 mi
- Anderson Island · 9 mi
- Gig Harbor · 9 mi
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