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Z's Reef Marine Preserve

Z's Reef Marine Preserve from directly overhead

Z's Reef Marine Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedrona Bay Boat Launch, a park 0.4 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 6.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.24399, -122.60281

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedrona Bay Boat Launch: 0.4 mi
  • Fox Island Fishing Pier: 1.1 mi
  • Nichols Community Center: 1.1 mi
  • Titlow Park: 2.5 mi
  • Brookside: 2.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • The Chapel on Echo Bay Plaque: 2.1 mi
  • Tacoma Narrows Collapsed Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 2.9 mi
  • Narrow's Bridge Informational Plaque: 3.3 mi
  • Eagle Scout Service Project: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Experimental Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Proctor Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Northwest Native Plant Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Nature Play Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • The Eagles Nest: 3.6 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 4.4 mi
  • The Big One: 5.3 mi
  • Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House: 5.6 mi
  • Sumatran Tigers & Waterfall Panorama: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Ford Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Kay Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Lister Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Ross Hill: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Titlow Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Fox Island Sand Spit: 3.8 mi
  • South Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Owen Beach: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Point: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
  • Ellison Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nisqually Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Z's Reef Marine Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillENE 65°167 m9.9 mi
Black HillS 191°153 m12.0 mi
Goodman HillS 189°145 m12.2 mi
Kelly HillS 180°140 m12.7 mi
Newman HillS 189°138 m12.7 mi
Bare HillS 190°136 m11.7 mi
Sanders HillS 187°135 m12.8 mi
Swift HillS 179°130 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1520:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5515:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/486675661

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