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Gig Harbor Picnic Area

Gig Harbor Picnic Area from directly overhead

Gig Harbor Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Orca statue, a artwork 0.9 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 1.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Metro Parks Tacoma
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.31745, -122.54645

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Orca statue: 0.9 mi
  • Ivan: 1.4 mi
  • The Family: 1.5 mi
  • Pancake Stack-O-Meter: 1.6 mi
  • Ulsh Fauxtem Pole: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Rhododendron Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Nature Play Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Iris Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Dahlia Trial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Northwest Native Plant Garden: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Muskoxen: 1.4 mi
  • Muskoxen: 1.4 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 1.4 mi
  • Polar Bears: 1.4 mi
  • Goats: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Cushman Trailhead Park: 1.5 mi
  • Old Ferry Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Soundview Forest Park: 1.7 mi
  • Maritime Pier Park: 1.7 mi
  • Russel Investments Business Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Kinbee Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Point: 4.5 mi
  • Ford Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 50
Picnic sites: 34
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Shelter 2: 6.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
  • Ellison Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dickerson Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 24.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillE 98°167 m6.4 mi
High PointNNE 27°158 m17.2 mi
Black HillSSW 196°153 m17.6 mi
Goodman HillSSW 195°145 m17.7 mi
Kelly HillS 188°140 m18.0 mi
Bare HillSSW 196°136 m17.3 mi
Swift HillS 187°130 m18.0 mi
Beal HillSSW 193°128 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5515:3016:23

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1365668701

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