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The Infantryman

The Infantryman from directly overhead

The Infantryman is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Children’s Museum at JBLM, a museum 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 7.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
iron
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.09325, -122.58600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Davis Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Miller Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Donovan Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Carson Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Aldred Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Shoreline Park: 1.5 mi
  • Iafrati Park: 1.9 mi
  • Robinson Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sellers Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • 91st Division Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Nisqually School District No. 7 - 1861: 2.0 mi
  • Mayor Harry L. Robinson Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Site of Methodist Episcopal Mission: 3.2 mi
  • Site of Wilkes Observatory: 4.1 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Williams Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 4.3 mi
  • Scented Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Knot Garden: 4.3 mi
Museums: 48
  • Children’s Museum at JBLM: 0.5 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 1.8 mi
  • DuPont Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
  • McChord Air Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 43
  • Parkland Prairie Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
  • Kobayashi Perserve: 7.8 mi
  • Clover Creek Reserve: 8.0 mi
  • Nature Reserve / Flood Control Area: 8.2 mi
  • Riconosciuto Park: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 6.7 mi
  • North Beach: 6.8 mi
  • South Beach: 6.8 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Point: 4.4 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 6.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Clear Creek Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 6.8 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Nisqually Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Victor Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Deschutes Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.0 miles of The Infantryman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillWSW 246°153 m3.4 mi
Goodman HillWSW 239°145 m3.2 mi
Kelly HillSSW 197°140 m2.4 mi
Newman HillSW 232°138 m3.4 mi
Bare HillWSW 248°136 m3.1 mi
Sanders HillSW 227°135 m3.3 mi
Woodward HillS 181°132 m3.0 mi
Swift HillSSW 192°130 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1620:2321:10
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5415:3216:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9336426770

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