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Jim Senko Garden

Jim Senko Garden from directly overhead

Jim Senko Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Steilacoom Pollinator Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 9.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.15971, -122.61232

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Williams Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Fern Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Scented Garden: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Cormorant Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saltar's Point Park: 0.6 mi
  • Farrell's Marsh Park: 0.8 mi
  • Perkins Park: 0.8 mi
  • Byrd Mill Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Lister Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Ross Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Kay Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Burke Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bell Hill: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 55
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Steilacoom Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Lakewood History Museum: 4.4 mi
  • DuPont Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 7.0 mi
  • North Beach: 8.3 mi
  • South Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Fox Island Sand Spit: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Point: 3.7 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 7.3 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Garrison Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 9.6 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nisqually Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Jim Senko Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSSW 197°153 m6.3 mi
Goodman HillSSW 194°145 m6.4 mi
Kelly HillS 176°140 m6.9 mi
Newman HillSSW 192°138 m6.9 mi
Bare HillSSW 196°136 m5.9 mi
Sanders HillS 190°135 m7.0 mi
Swift HillS 174°130 m7.0 mi
Evans HillSSW 193°129 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1520:2321:11
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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Pacific trillium31 obs
  • Green Alkanet29 obs
  • Red Rock Crab22 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog21 obs
  • Purple Shore Crab21 obs
  • Yellow Shore Crab21 obs
  • Mottled Star21 obs
  • salal20 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1511184810

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