Thompson Cove

Thompson Cove is a bay in Pierce, Washington. Thompson Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Beachcrest, as well as near the town DuPont.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anderson Island.

Anderson Island

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Anderson Island is the southernmost island in the Puget Sound, between the Key Peninsula and Steilacoom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include DuPont and Steilacoom.

DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,151 at the 2020 census. Originally a company town, the city is named after the DuPont chemical company which operated an explosives manufacturing plant in the area from 1909 to 1975. DuPont is situated 3½ miles southeast of Thompson Cove.

Steilacoom

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Steilacoom, a small town of 6,400 people on the southern Puget Sound, is the oldest incorporated town in Washington state. It has 4 buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic church in the state and the first Protestant church north of the Columbia River.

Longbranch

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Longbranch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is located on the Key Peninsula, along Filucy Bay between Pitt Passage and Balch Passage.

Thompson Cove

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Horjes Cove”
Category: body of water
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.12732° or 47° 7′ 38″ north

Longitude

-122.70513° or 122° 42′ 19″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

84VV47GV+WW

GeoNames ID

5813368

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