Control Tower
Control Tower is a tower in Pierce, Washington. Control Tower is situated nearby to the aerodrome Tacoma Narrows Airport, as well as near Narrows Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tacoma Narrows Airport and Tacoma Narrows Bridges.
Tacoma Narrows Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Marshall Stax, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tacoma Narrows Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located 5 mi west of the central business district of Tacoma, a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Tacoma Narrows Bridges
Bridge
Photo: Lderendi, Public domain.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 over the strait. Tacoma Narrows Bridges is situated 1 mile east of Control Tower.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Bridge
The 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that carries the westbound lanes of Washington State Route 16 across the Tacoma Narrows strait, between the city of Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. Tacoma Narrows Bridge is situated 1 mile east of Control Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Island and Artondale.
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.
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 3½ miles northwest of Control Tower.
University Place
Town
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive. University Place is situated 3½ miles southeast of Control Tower.
Control Tower
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.26928° or 47° 16′ 9″ northLongitude
-122.57478° or 122° 34′ 29″ westOpen location code
84VV7C9G+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 300485864OpenStreetMap feature
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