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Morse Wildlife Preserve

Morse Wildlife Preserve from directly overhead

Morse Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Brooks Hill stands 600 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Go Kart, a attraction 2.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forterra
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.02326, -122.33424

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Frontier Park: 3.1 mi
  • Springfield Park: 3.5 mi
  • Phase Two Park: 3.5 mi
  • English Gardens 1: 3.6 mi
  • Community Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sway: 7.3 mi
  • Graffiti Walls: 10.7 mi
  • The Story Pole: 10.7 mi
  • Fire Cross: 11.6 mi
  • Unconditional: 11.6 mi
Peaks
  • Langston Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Morrow Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Pierce Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Folsom Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Cheek Hill: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 54
Museums: 40
  • LeMay Collection at Marymount: 8.0 mi
  • McChord Air Museum: 10.2 mi
  • McChord Air Museum Heritage Hill Airpark: 10.2 mi
  • Pioneer Farm Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Fair Museum: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Point: 12.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Wildcat Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Victor Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Little Mashel Upper Falls: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 13
  • South Beach: 8.2 mi
  • North Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sex Cove: 16.1 mi
  • Waterfront: 16.2 mi
  • South Beach: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 8
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Morse Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brooks HillE 83°600 m12.0 mi
Wingate HillE 85°588 m13.6 mi
Spar Pole HillE 79°581 m9.1 mi
Hugo PeakS 171°534 m12.6 mi
Kelly HillWNW 281°140 m12.8 mi
Eastman HillWNW 284°132 m8.7 mi
Woodward HillW 279°132 m12.1 mi
Langston HillW 265°130 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1520:2121:09
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5315:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485459646559504339
Precip in6.14.34.83.93.02.30.90.91.84.17.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1301452372

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