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Place of Circling Waters

Place of Circling Waters from directly overhead

Place of Circling Waters is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Spar Pole Hill stands 581 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexander Avenue Wetland, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 8.2 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.25936, -122.35380

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Julia's Gulch: 1.3 mi
  • Fife FFA Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pointe Woodworth Park: 1.3 mi
  • Madrona Park: 1.4 mi
  • Fountain Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Konga Slides: 2.1 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Riptide: 2.2 mi
  • Midway Games: 2.2 mi
  • Uncorked Canvas: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Point: 10.1 mi
  • Porter Hills: 11.2 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 37
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Sex Cove: 7.2 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Owen Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Place of Circling Waters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spar Pole HillSE 146°581 m17.6 mi
Stanridge HillE 93°292 m18.0 mi
Echo MountainNE 43°274 m17.3 mi
Indian HillNW 319°167 m4.1 mi
Kelly HillSW 220°140 m18.0 mi
Eastman HillSSW 208°132 m16.1 mi
Woodward HillSW 217°132 m18.2 mi
Folsom HillSSW 207°130 m16.1 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 solstice07:5415:3016:22

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/583330138

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