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Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands

Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands from directly overhead

Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Quilcene Riverside Park, a park 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.80965, -122.86969

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Quilcene Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Worthington Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Leland County Park: 6.1 mi
  • Olympic View Park: 9.2 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 40
  • B-17 Crash Site: 10.6 mi
  • Road T to lot 3?: 11.1 mi
  • Gate 2: 11.2 mi
  • Power Pole 1: 11.2 mi
  • Viewpoint: 11.2 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 28
  • Linger Longer Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 2.5 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Swim Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Foulweather Bluff Beach: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 26
  • Heronswood Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Rock Farm Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Rolling Bay Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Eagle Harbor Church Community Pea Patch: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 15
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rocky Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Murhut Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Whitehorse Falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Jackson Park Picnic area: 17.3 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 19.7 mi
  • Camp Kelly: 20.7 mi
  • Eagledale Park: 21.3 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionW 271°2,369 m16.9 mi
Mount ConstanceWSW 258°2,364 m12.2 mi
Inner ConstanceWSW 258°2,338 m13.1 mi
Mount MysteryW 267°2,298 m16.3 mi
Warrior PeakW 262°2,231 m12.4 mi
Mount ClarkW 276°2,213 m16.9 mi
SundialW 276°2,197 m16.7 mi
Gray WolfWNW 288°2,193 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1420:2621:15
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/357242376

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