- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 22.1 miles
- Gold Mountain528 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 47.3810, -122.6367
Purdy Sand Spit is a park in Washington, at a modelled 4 m. Gold Mountain stands 528 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterwood Country Club, a park 1.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 6.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Purdy Sand Spit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Mountain | NNW 329° | 528 m | 13.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 328° | 484 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 117° | 167 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Point | NE 48° | 158 m | 16.3 mi |
| Black Hill | S 182° | 153 m | 21.3 mi |
| Goodman Hill | S 181° | 145 m | 21.5 mi |
| Queen Anne Hill | NE 37° | 144 m | 21.7 mi |
| Newman Hill | S 181° | 138 m | 22.0 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 8.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 10.2 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 11.1 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 15 mi
- Point White Pier · 15 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 16 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Canterwood Country Club: 1.3 mi
- Sehmel Homestead Park: 2.2 mi
- McCormick Forest Park: 2.3 mi
- Shaw Park: 2.4 mi
- Rotary Bark Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Gig Harbor 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- May Peace Prevail on Earth: 2.2 mi
- After Medicine Creek: 3.6 mi
- The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 3.7 mi
- Before Gig Harbor: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 2.3 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 7.1 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 7.6 mi
- Iris Garden: 7.7 mi
- Dahlia Trial Garden: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Christensen Pond Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Fisher Creek Forest: 6.6 mi
- Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Ringing In The Salmon: 3.6 mi
- The Big Catch: 3.6 mi
- Our Fisherman, Our Guardian: 3.7 mi
- Mussel Beach: 4.0 mi
- Fish: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Harbor History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Fox Island Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Fireboat No. 1: 10.0 mi
- Exhibit Building: 10.2 mi
Peaks
- Kinbee Hill: 5.3 mi
- Ford Hill: 5.8 mi
- Indian Point: 6.8 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 9.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 11.8 mi
Attractions
- Muskoxen: 7.4 mi
- Muskoxen: 7.4 mi
- Arctic Fox: 7.4 mi
- Polar Bears: 7.4 mi
- In Touch with the Wild: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 54
- Sunrise Beach: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 4.4 mi
- Anderson Point Park Beach: 6.2 mi
- Owen Beach: 6.9 mi
- Fox Island Sand Spit: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- The Meadow: 2.5 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Generator Building: 10.4 mi
- Boat House: 10.4 mi
- Oil House: 10.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Windy Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 18.5 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 20.7 mi
Springs: 6
- Ellison Spring: 11.9 mi
- Garrison Springs: 14.2 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 19.5 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 20.7 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Dickerson Falls: 14.0 mi
- Lilliwaup Falls: 23.3 mi
- Upper Lilliwaup Falls: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 8 mi away.
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