Shaws Cove
Shaws Cove is a cape in Pierce, Washington. Shaws Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Arletta, as well as near Forest Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tanglewood Island.
Tanglewood Island
Islet
Tanglewood Island is a small island in Hale Passage off the northern shore of Fox Island in Pierce County, Washington. It was originally called Grave Island and was sacred to the Nisqually Indians, who for decades practiced tree burials by placing their honored dead in dugout canoes high in the fir trees. Tanglewood Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Shaws Cove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artondale and Fox Island.
Artondale
Town
Artondale is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,641 at the 2020 census. Artondale is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shaws Cove.
Fox Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Home
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Home was originally named Home City, this seaside community is on the Key Peninsula which is a subpeninsula of the Kitsap Peninsula. See also Returning home for getting back to your own place.
Shaws Cove
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.28343° or 47° 17′ 0″ northLongitude
-122.68069° or 122° 40′ 51″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
84VV78M9+9PGeoNames ID
5810095
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