- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Indian Hill167 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 47.2929, -122.4959
Ruston Way is a park in Washington, at a modelled 4 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Ruston, a attraction 0.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Ruston Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | ENE 78° | 167 m | 4.0 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 197° | 140 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 205° | 136 m | 16.5 mi |
| Eastman Hill | S 183° | 132 m | 16.6 mi |
| Folsom Hill | S 182° | 130 m | 16.7 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 196° | 130 m | 16.8 mi |
| Beal Hill | SSW 202° | 128 m | 16.1 mi |
| Berger Hill | S 183° | 127 m | 14.5 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 14.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 14.7 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 15.0 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 19 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 21 mi
- Point White Pier · 22 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Point Ruston: 0.3 mi
- Lowland Anoa: 1.3 mi
- Sumatran Tigers & Waterfall Panorama: 1.3 mi
- Siamang: 1.3 mi
- Asian Small-Clawed Otters: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Sugar: 0.3 mi
- Otters: 0.5 mi
- One: 0.5 mi
- I Promise You The Sun & Moon & Stars: 0.5 mi
- At The Core: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Baltimore Park: 0.6 mi
- Jane Clark Park: 0.6 mi
- Dune Peninsula At Point Defiance Park: 1.1 mi
- Puget Park: 1.2 mi
- Vassault Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Fireboat No. 1: 1.0 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 1.8 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 2.1 mi
- Browns Point Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Former Karpeles Manuscript Museum: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Tacoma Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Proctor Street Bridge Dedication Plaque: 1.2 mi
- Francis W. Cushman: 1.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 1.3 mi
- Bear Grotto: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.6 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 4.9 mi
- Peninsula Gardens: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Point Defiance Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Northwest Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Dahlia Trial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Iris Garden: 1.3 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Indian Hill: 4.0 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 4.3 mi
- Indian Point: 5.4 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 5.5 mi
- Ford Hill: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 48
- Salmon Beach: 1.5 mi
- Owen Beach: 2.0 mi
- Titlow Beach: 3.9 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Shelter 2: 4.3 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
- Generator Building: 2.6 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 2.6 mi
- Boat House: 2.6 mi
- Oil House: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Windy Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 19.1 mi
Springs: 7
- Garrison Springs: 8.6 mi
- Ellison Spring: 9.1 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 11.6 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 11.7 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Victor Falls: 17.6 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 22.3 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 23.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.3 mi
- Doughty Falls: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Tacoma · 4 mi
- Gig Harbor · 5 mi
- Federal Way · 7 mi
- Fife · 8 mi
- Purdy · 9 mi
- Vashon Island · 9 mi
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