Browns Point
Browns Point is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States, bordered by Tacoma on the east and Puget Sound on all other sides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,260 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Washington
- Also known as: “Browns Point, Washington” and “Hyada Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Browns Point Light and Stadium Bowl.
Browns Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Senapa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Browns Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Tacoma on Browns Point at the east entrance to Puget Sound's Commencement Bay, Pierce County, Washington.
Stadium Bowl
Stadium
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stadium Bowl is a 15,000-seat stadium in the Stadium District of Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is adjacent to Stadium High School and has views of Commencement Bay and Puget Sound from its open north end. Stadium Bowl is situated 2½ miles south of Browns Point.
Wright Seminary
School
Photo: Violaplayer18, Public domain.
Annie Wright Schools is a private school in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is subdivided into Annie Wright Lower School, Annie Wright Middle School, Annie Wright Upper School for Girls, and Annie Wright Upper School for Boys. Wright Seminary is situated 2½ miles south of Browns Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruston Way and Old Tacoma.
Ruston Way
Neighborhood
Ruston Way is a neighborhood on the west shore of Commencement Bay in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. The two-mile long shoreline paralleling the BNSF tracks and Ruston Way is the focal point. Ruston Way is situated 2 miles southwest of Browns Point.
Old Tacoma
Quarter
Old Tacoma is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, more commonly known as Old Town. Old Tacoma is situated 2 miles southwest of Browns Point.
North Tacoma
Suburb
North Tacoma is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. The area is most known for waterfront parks and restaurants, Point Defiance Park, the University of Puget Sound, Stadium High School, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. North Tacoma is situated 2½ miles southwest of Browns Point.
Browns Point
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.30093° or 47° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-122.44147° or 122° 26′ 29″ westPopulation
1,260Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
84VV8H25+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 150951206OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5788254Wikidata ID
Q4976674
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Volapük—“Browns Point” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Браунс-Пойнт”
- Dutch: “Browns Point”
- French: “Browns Point”
- German: “Browns Point”
- Gilaki: “برأؤنز پؤینت (واشينگتن)”
- Gilaki: “برأؤنز پؤینت”
- Hungarian: “Browns Point”
- Irish: “Browns Point”
- Ladin: “Browns Point”
- Persian: “براونز پوینت، واشینگتن”
- Persian: “براونز پوینت”
- Polish: “Browns Point”
- Serbian: “Браунс Поинт”
- Serbian: “Браунс Појнт”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Browns Point, Washington”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Browns Point”
- South Azerbaijani: “براونز پوینت، واشینقتون”
- Spanish: “Browns Point”
- Tatar: “Браунс-Пойнт”
- Ukrainian: “Браунс-Пойнт”
- Volapük: “Browns Point (WA)”
- Volapük: “Browns Point (Washington)”
- Volapük: “Browns Point, WA”
- Volapük: “Browns Point, Washington”
- Volapük: “Browns Point”
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