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Wright Park

Wright Park from directly overhead

Wright Park is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 90 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Trilogy Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
90 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Metro Parks Tacoma

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.25967, -122.44931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Trilogy Statue: 0.1 mi
  • The Leaf: 0.1 mi
  • Fisherman’s Daughter: 0.1 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 0.2 mi
  • Manny Ellis Mural: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Norton Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Neighbors Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ben Gilbert Park: 0.4 mi
  • People's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Thea's Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.2 mi
  • Proctor Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Garden: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Uncorked Canvas: 0.8 mi
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 2.6 mi
  • Point Ruston: 3.4 mi
  • Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.6 mi
  • Lowland Anoa: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 7.3 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Indian Point: 8.0 mi
  • Porter Hills: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Salmon Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Owen Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 4.4 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
  • Garrison Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Victor Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Wright Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNNE 29°167 m3.6 mi
Kelly HillSSW 207°140 m15.5 mi
Bare HillSW 216°136 m15.7 mi
Eastman HillSSW 192°132 m14.6 mi
Folsom HillS 191°130 m14.6 mi
Swift HillSSW 207°130 m15.5 mi
Beal HillSSW 214°128 m15.1 mi
Berger HillSSW 194°127 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:10
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5515:3016:23

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • western redcedar179 obs
  • Barrow's Goldeneye119 obs
  • Horned Nudibranch111 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel102 obs
  • Mallard92 obs
  • American Crow92 obs
  • Horned Grebe77 obs
  • Canada Goose69 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/23133936

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