Light of Christ Community Garden
Light of Christ Community Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Marshall's Hill stands 378 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Danville Station Park, a park 0.2 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.2 miles off.
A community garden benefitting Federal Way-area food banks, food programs, and needful families. Please do not pick the fruits and vegetables growing in the garden. For volunteer opportunities, email the garden's project managers at locgarden@comcast.net.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Light of Christ Lutheran Church
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 14.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 14.9 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 15.6 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 21 mi
- East Portal View · 21 mi
- Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Danville Station Park: 0.2 mi
- Alderdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Coronado Park: 0.4 mi
- Orchid Lane Open Area: 0.5 mi
- Fircrest Park: 0.5 mi
- English Gardens Park: 0.8 mi
- Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden: 2.8 mi
- Pacific Bonsai Museum: 2.8 mi
- Town Square Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
- PowellsWood Garden: 3.1 mi
- Panther Lake Trail: 1.0 mi
- Honoring Gold Star Families: 3.1 mi
- Milton E. Loflin Memorial Stone: 3.4 mi
- Planting A Better Tomorrow 2024: 3.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Hylebos Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Place of Circling Waters: 2.4 mi
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 2.6 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 3.7 mi
- Bingaman Pond Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Line Up: Frog: 2.3 mi
- Line Up: Turtle: 2.3 mi
- Line Up: Owl: 2.3 mi
- Line Up: Foot: 2.3 mi
- Line Up: Hand: 2.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 6.2 mi
- Indian Point: 8.1 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 10.4 mi
- Porter Hills: 12.9 mi
- Zooma Falls: 2.7 mi
- Riptide: 2.7 mi
- Konga Slides: 2.7 mi
- Midway Games: 2.7 mi
- Clock Tower Bell: 3.5 mi
- Heritage Center of Federal Way: 3.5 mi
- Browns Point Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Working Waterfront Maritime Museum: 4.3 mi
- Fife History Museum: 4.3 mi
- Former Karpeles Manuscript Museum: 4.6 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 2.9 mi
- Salmon Beach: 7.8 mi
- Owen Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sex Cove: 8.4 mi
- Crow Beach: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Shelter 2: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Site #4: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Site #3: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Site #2: 3.6 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.9 mi
- Oil House: 3.9 mi
- Boat House: 3.9 mi
- Generator Building: 3.9 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 19.2 mi
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 20.2 mi
- Victor Falls: 12.9 mi
- Far Country Falls: 19.1 mi
- Doughty Falls: 19.6 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 20.0 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 8.5 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 12.2 mi
- Garrison Springs: 12.6 mi
- Ellison Spring: 14.6 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Light of Christ Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall's Hill | NNE 33° | 378 m | 19.0 mi |
| Fell Hill | E 100° | 312 m | 19.5 mi |
| Stanridge Hill | E 100° | 292 m | 18.7 mi |
| Echo Mountain | NE 50° | 274 m | 15.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 287° | 167 m | 2.5 mi |
| High Point | N 358° | 158 m | 17.0 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SW 215° | 140 m | 19.7 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 203° | 132 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
- Salmonberry49 obs
- Western Lily of the Valley46 obs
- Pacific chorus frog41 obs
- bigleaf maple39 obs
- common jewelweed38 obs
- western skunk cabbage38 obs
- western sword fern34 obs
- Cross Orbweaver34 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1080147752
Day trips start here
- Federal Way · 2 mi
- Fife · 4 mi
- Tacoma · 6 mi
- Auburn · 7 mi
- South Sound · 8 mi
- Kent · 9 mi
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