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Vehicle Park

Vehicle Park from directly overhead

Vehicle Park is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 8.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lewis Army Museum

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates47.09757, -122.61579

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bell Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Davis Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Meade Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Carson Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Donovan Hill: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • 91st Division Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Nisqually School District No. 7 - 1861: 0.6 mi
  • Mayor Harry L. Robinson Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Site of Methodist Episcopal Mission: 1.7 mi
  • Site of Wilkes Observatory: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Iafrati Park: 0.6 mi
  • Robinson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sellers Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ethel Lumsdon Park: 0.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 57
  • Jim Senko Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Williams Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 5.0 mi
Museums: 49
  • DuPont Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Children’s Museum at JBLM: 1.3 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Norm Dicks Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 6.6 mi
  • North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • South Beach: 8.1 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Environmental Study Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Point: 5.1 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Nisqually Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Deschutes Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • Clear Creek Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 6.1 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.3 miles of Vehicle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSW 225°153 m2.4 mi
Goodman HillSW 215°145 m2.4 mi
Starr HillSSW 210°141 m3.8 mi
Kelly HillSSE 165°140 m2.7 mi
Newman HillSSW 209°138 m2.8 mi
Bare HillSW 225°136 m2.0 mi
Sanders HillSSW 202°135 m2.8 mi
Woodward HillSSE 158°132 m3.6 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 solstice07:5515:3216:24

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/53055682

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