- Elevation, modelled
- 15 m
- Tallest summit within 18.3 miles
- Spar Pole Hill581 m · 17.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 47.2594, -122.3538
Place of Circling Waters is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Port of Tacoma
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spar Pole Hill | SE 146° | 581 m | 17.6 mi |
| Stanridge Hill | E 93° | 292 m | 18.0 mi |
| Echo Mountain | NE 43° | 274 m | 17.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | NW 319° | 167 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SW 220° | 140 m | 18.0 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 208° | 132 m | 16.1 mi |
| Woodward Hill | SW 217° | 132 m | 18.2 mi |
| Folsom Hill | SSW 207° | 130 m | 16.1 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 12.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 12.7 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 16.2 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 23 mi
- East Portal View · 23 mi
- South Viewing Deck · 24 mi
- North Viewing Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 0.9 mi
- Hylebos Wetlands: 1.5 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 2.7 mi
- Crawford Woods: 4.2 mi
- David E. Hill Wetland Preserve: 5.3 mi
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
- Milton E. Loflin Memorial Stone: 1.5 mi
- The Arlington Oak: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Sponsors of the 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Fife History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Museum of Glass: 3.9 mi
- Museum of Glass: 3.9 mi
- Working Waterfront Maritime Museum: 3.9 mi
- LeMay - America's Car Museum: 3.9 mi
Gardens
- Fuschia Garden: 1.9 mi
- Light of Christ Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- English Gardens Park: 3.1 mi
- Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pacific Bonsai Museum: 3.4 mi
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
- Flour Bed: 2.2 mi
- The Forest Phone at McKinley Park: 3.4 mi
- Line Up: Frog: 3.8 mi
- Line Up: Turtle: 3.8 mi
- Line Up: Owl: 3.8 mi
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
- Keeper's Cottage: 5.3 mi
- Oil House: 5.3 mi
- Boat House: 5.3 mi
- Generator Building: 5.3 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 18.5 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 20.0 mi
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
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 3 mi away.
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