Vashon Viewpoint
Vashon Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in City of Tacoma, Pierce, Washington. Vashon Viewpoint is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Dalco Passage Viewpoint, as well as near Kayak Rentals.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is situated 1 mile southeast of Vashon Viewpoint.
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. Fort Nisqually is situated 1 mile south of Vashon Viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruston and Tahlequah.
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. Ruston is situated 2 miles southeast of Vashon Viewpoint.
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. Tahlequah is situated 2 miles northeast of Vashon Viewpoint.
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.
Vashon Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: City of Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.31673° or 47° 19′ 0″ northLongitude
-122.53476° or 122° 32′ 5″ westOpen location code
84VV8F88+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5075439849OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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