Point Wilson
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Point Wilson is a headland on the northeastern tip of the Quimper Peninsula in Washington State, marking the entrance to Puget Sound near Port Townsend.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
headland ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Admiralty Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Jefferson County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States Coast Guard District 13 navigation area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Headlands of Washington State
ⓘ
Landforms of Jefferson County, Washington ⓘ |
| climate | marine west coast climate ⓘ |
| coastType | rocky headland ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 48.135°N 122.753°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregion | Puget Lowland forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | glacially shaped peninsula ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
frequent fog
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Point Wilson Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cascade Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | military coastal defense observation point ⓘ |
| lightedBy | Point Wilson Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtNorthernTipOf | Quimper Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jefferson County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Worden Historical State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Townsend, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quimper Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterBody |
Puget Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksEntranceTo |
Admiralty Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Port Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitarySite | Fort Worden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Port Townsend Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestHarbor | Port Townsend Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic lighthouse
ⓘ
strategic location at entrance to Puget Sound ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Salish Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
beachcombing
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ storm watching ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| shoreType | mixed sand and gravel beaches ⓘ |
| stateParkNearby | Fort Worden Historical State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime navigation
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.