Point Defiance
Point Defiance is a cape in City of Tacoma, Pierce, Washington. Point Defiance is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shore Acres, as well as near Fort Nisqually.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Point Ryan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Fort Nisqually.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
Photo: Takinzinnia, CC0.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, Washington, US, and is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, PDZA is owned by Metro Parks Tacoma.
Fort Nisqually
Fort
Photo: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gig Harbor and Tahlequah.
Gig Harbor
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gig Harbor is a city on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington State. It lies just across the dramatic Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma, making it the southern gateway to the Kitsap Peninsula and the Olympic Peninsula.
Tahlequah
Hamlet
Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet.
Ruston
Village
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a company town.
Point Defiance
- Category: landform
- Location: City of Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.31772° or 47° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
-122.54735° or 122° 32′ 51″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
84VV8F93+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 13421879703OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5792181Wikidata ID
Q137647448
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