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C-124C Globemaster II

C-124C Globemaster II from directly overhead

C-124C Globemaster II is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Kelly Hill stands 140 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is C-141B StarLifter, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1953
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.13339, -122.48323

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Memorial Field: 0.5 mi
  • Springbrook Park: 1.1 mi
  • Gonyea Playfield: 1.6 mi
  • Bresemann Forest: 1.8 mi
  • Ponders Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Porter Hills: 1.3 mi
  • Westcott Hills: 1.6 mi
  • McCall Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Briggs Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Berger Hill: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Rock Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Knot Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Parterres: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Chauncey & Johanna Griggs House: 4.2 mi
  • Leschi Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Lakewood Historical Marker - Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery: 4.5 mi
  • Waughop Lake Trail Improvement Project: 4.5 mi
  • In Memory Of Scott & Sis: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Museums: 54
  • McChord Air Museum Heritage Hill Airpark: 0.1 mi
  • McChord Air Museum: 1.0 mi
  • LeMay Collection at Marymount: 2.8 mi
  • Lakewood History Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 19
  • North Beach: 2.0 mi
  • South Beach: 2.2 mi
  • South Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Point: 2.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 11.4 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 8
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Nisqually Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Victor Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of C-124C Globemaster II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelly HillSW 227°140 m7.5 mi
Eastman HillSSW 195°132 m5.7 mi
Woodward HillSW 220°132 m7.6 mi
Folsom HillSSW 192°130 m5.7 mi
Swift HillSW 226°130 m7.4 mi
Branson HillSW 216°130 m8.0 mi
Langston HillS 187°130 m8.4 mi
Kicker HillSSW 203°130 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1520:2221:10
September equinox06:5818:2919:09
December solstice07:5415:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525862676762544742
Precip in6.04.04.43.42.01.40.60.81.64.16.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/177141784

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