- Elevation, modelled
- 53 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Indian Hill167 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH6.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 47.2370, -122.4195
The Forest Phone at McKinley Park is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 53 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 6.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of The Forest Phone at McKinley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | N 4° | 167 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SW 215° | 140 m | 14.9 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 199° | 132 m | 13.4 mi |
| Woodward Hill | SSW 211° | 132 m | 15.2 mi |
| Folsom Hill | SSW 198° | 130 m | 13.4 mi |
| Swift Hill | SW 214° | 130 m | 14.8 mi |
| Beal Hill | SW 222° | 128 m | 14.7 mi |
| Berger Hill | SSW 203° | 127 m | 11.5 mi |
- 6.5 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 10.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 10.6 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 18.3 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 24 mi
- East Portal View · 25 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 26 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McKinley Park: 0.1 mi
- Rogers Playfield: 0.3 mi
- Portland Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- George H. Weyerhaeuser Jr. Park: 0.8 mi
- Don Pugnetti Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Mini Sound transit Bus: 0.3 mi
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.9 mi
- Swiss Complex: 1.1 mi
- The Goddess of Commerce: 1.9 mi
- Spanish Cannon: 2.0 mi
Museums
- LeMay - America's Car Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.9 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.9 mi
- Washington State History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Tacoma Art Museum: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Gertie's Ghost: 0.8 mi
- Echo: 0.9 mi
- Cascades: 0.9 mi
- Wisps: 0.9 mi
- Floating Life Forms: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 1.1 mi
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 2.6 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Place of Circling Waters: 3.4 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Uncorked Canvas: 1.4 mi
- Trung Nguyen Billard: 1.5 mi
- Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.5 mi
- The Eagles Nest: 5.5 mi
- Point Ruston: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.8 mi
- Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lisa's Garden: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Indian Hill: 4.7 mi
- Porter Hills: 8.1 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 8.9 mi
- Westcott Hills: 9.0 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 30
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.9 mi
- Titlow Beach: 6.3 mi
- Salmon Beach: 6.4 mi
- Owen Beach: 7.3 mi
- South Beach: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.7 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Keeper's Cottage: 4.9 mi
- Generator Building: 4.9 mi
- Boat House: 4.9 mi
- Oil House: 4.9 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 17.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Maplewood Spring: 6.4 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.7 mi
- Garrison Springs: 8.1 mi
- Ellison Spring: 10.8 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Victor Falls: 12.5 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 20.6 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 24.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, under a mile away.
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