Alexander Avenue Wetland

Alexander Avenue Wetland is a nature reserve in Pierce, Washington. Alexander Avenue Wetland is situated nearby to the village Fife Heights, as well as near the neighborhood Tacoma Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northwest Detention Center and Illahee Middle School.

Northwest Detention Center

Prison

Photo: Amythewillowprincess, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Northwest Detention Center is a privately-run detention center located in the Tideflats of the City of Tacoma, Washington, USA. The detention center is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the U.S.

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. One of the most recently incorporated cities in the county, its population was 101,030 at the 2020 census.

U.S. Oil and Refining

U.S. Oil & Refining Co. is an oil refinery located in the tideflats of Tacoma, Washington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fife and Tacoma.

Fife

Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fife is a town of 11,000 people on the southern Puget Sound of Washington State. Fife, an eastern suburb of Tacoma, consists primarily of businesses such as car dealerships, warehousing and industrial facilities, motels, drive-through smoke shops, quick-dining restaurants, a Native American casino, and various other highway-side businesses.

Tacoma

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Tacoma, a major port on the Puget Sound, is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.

Federal Way

Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Federal Way is a city in King County on the Puget Sound of Washington State. It is the home of the Pacific Bonsai Museum and Rhododendron Species Botanical Gardens. With a population of 96,000, Federal Way is one of Seattle's largest suburbs.

Alexander Avenue Wetland

Opening hours: dawn—dusk
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.258° or 47° 15′ 29″ north

Longitude

-122.3725° or 122° 22′ 21″ west

Operator

Port of Tacoma

Open location code

84VV7J5G+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1296665433

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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