NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Seattle

#156 among attractions in Seattle

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The NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, located at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington, performs research in support of tsunami forecast models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, tsunami inundation models to predict tsunami impacts on coastal communities, and tsunami measurement/detection technology for optimally designed networks of tsunami buoys. ()

Coordinates: 47°41'1"N, 122°15'57"W

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Northeast Seattle (View Ridge)Seattle United States

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NOAA Center for Tsunami Research – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Magnuson Park, Matthews Beach Park, National Archives at Seattle, University Unitarian Church.

0.6 miSE
Park
Magnuson Park, Seattle
15 min walk • Magnuson Park is a park in the Sand Point neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. At 350 acres it is the second-largest park in Seattle, after Discovery Park in Magnolia.
0.9 miN
Park, Beach, Outdoor activities
Matthews Beach Park, Seattle
24 min walk • Matthews Beach Park is a 22-acre park in the Matthews Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is a popular swimming beach in the summer, although it is also open during winter months.
0.7 miS
Library
National Archives at Seattle, Seattle
19 min walk • The National Archives at Seattle is a regional facility of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Pacific Region located in Seattle, Washington. The archives building is situated in the Windermere neighborhood of Northeast Seattle, near Magnuson Park, and holds 56,000 cubic feet of documents and artifacts.
1.2 miW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Spiritual
University Unitarian Church, Seattle
31 min walk • University Unitarian Church was designed by Seattle architect Paul Hayden Kirk in 1959. The church is located in the Wedgwood, Seattle neighborhood at the corner of 35th Avenue NE and 68th Street.
1 miNW
Park
Burke–Gilman Trail, Seattle
26 min walk • The Burke–Gilman Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The 27-mile multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor.
0.8 miE
Monuments and statues
Seattle Monolith, Seattle
22 min walk • On New Year's Day 2001, a replica of the Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared on Kite Hill in Seattle's Magnuson Park.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Wedgwood, Seattle
32 min walk • Wedgwood is a middle class residential neighborhood of northeast Seattle, Washington with a modest commercial strip. Wedgwood is located about two miles north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about six miles northeast of Downtown.
0.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
View Ridge, Seattle
13 min walk • View Ridge is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington. As with all Seattle neighborhoods, its boundaries are not fixed, but can be thought of as NE 65th Street in the south, 40th and 45th Avenues NE in the west, the Sand Point Country Club in the north, and Sand Point Way NE in the east.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Hawthorne Hills, Seattle
24 min walk • Hawthorne Hills is a residential neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It is officially split between the neighborhoods of Bryant and Windermere, but is generally recognized as a distinct neighborhood. The northern boundary is Northeast 65th Street. The southern and eastern boundary is Sand Point Way.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Matthews Beach, Seattle
30 min walk • Matthews Beach is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington; it and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the annexed township of Lake City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to NOAA Center for Tsunami Research?

Nearby attractions include View Ridge, Seattle (13 min walk), Magnuson Park, Seattle (15 min walk), National Archives at Seattle, Seattle (19 min walk), Seattle Monolith, Seattle (22 min walk).

How to get to NOAA Center for Tsunami Research by public transport?

The nearest stations to NOAA Center for Tsunami Research:

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Sand Point Way NE & NE 77th St • Lines: 62, 75 (3 min walk)
NE 75th St & 55th Ave NE • Lines: 79 (5 min walk)