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Tacoma Nature Center

Tacoma Nature Center from directly overhead

Tacoma Nature Center is a nature reserve in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 115 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland Madrona Park, a park 0.4 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
115 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Metro Parks Tacoma

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.23751, -122.49143

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oakland Madrona Park: 0.4 mi
  • George Masko Park: 0.8 mi
  • DeLong Park: 0.8 mi
  • Senator Rosa Franklin Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fircrest Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Tacoma Golf Center: 1.5 mi
  • Eagle Scout Service Project: 1.9 mi
  • Captain Robert Gray Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Swiss Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Narrow's Bridge Informational Plaque: 2.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.7 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Proctor Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Experimental Gardens: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Tacoma RC Raceway: 1.7 mi
  • The Eagles Nest: 2.3 mi
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 2.5 mi
  • Uncorked Canvas: 2.8 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 3.5 mi
Artworks
  • Manny Ellis Mural: 2.1 mi
  • The Dalmation Trout: 2.3 mi
  • The Leaf: 2.4 mi
  • Trilogy Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Fisherman’s Daughter: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Porter Hills: 7.0 mi
  • Kay Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Lister Hill: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Titlow Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 4.1 mi
  • South Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Owen Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Main Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
  • Garrison Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 2
  • Victor Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Tacoma Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNE 39°167 m5.9 mi
Kelly HillSSW 203°140 m13.3 mi
Bare HillSSW 213°136 m13.3 mi
Eastman HillS 185°132 m12.8 mi
Folsom HillS 184°130 m12.8 mi
Swift HillSSW 202°130 m13.3 mi
Beal HillSSW 210°128 m12.7 mi
Berger HillS 185°127 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1520:2321:10
September equinox06:5818:2919:09
December solstice07:5515:3116:23

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/203176220

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