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Tranquility Nature Area

Tranquility Nature Area from directly overhead

Tranquility Nature Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Marrion Elementary School Park, a park 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 3.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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City of Vancouver
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.63342, -122.56485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marrion Elementary School Park: 0.4 mi
  • Burton Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • Forest Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • Tanglewood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Forest Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Ellsworth Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Mason Bee Demonstation Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Florence Wagner Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Marshall Park Community Garden: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Victor G. Atiyeh: 3.3 mi
  • Eutectic Gallery: 3.3 mi
  • Totem Pole: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 4.3 mi
  • Pearson Airfield: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Green Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Prune Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Munsell Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Brunner Hill: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls
Museums: 51
Picnic sites: 26
  • Shelter A: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Lieser Point: 2.1 mi
  • North Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Swim beach: 7.7 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.9 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 9.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Summit Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Tranquility Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainENE 63°1,337 m17.6 mi
Sturgeon RockENE 62°1,267 m17.2 mi
Pyramid RockENE 65°1,091 m16.6 mi
Larch MountainENE 66°1,057 m14.2 mi
Kloochman ButteNE 55°777.8 m16.9 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 52°679 m11.9 mi
Bells MountainNNE 30°674 m15.0 mi
Livingston MountainENE 72°595 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:4915:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448535964707165564742
Precip in5.03.74.02.92.51.60.50.51.53.45.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/150563191

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