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Auburn Veterans Memorial

Auburn Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Auburn Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak stands 994 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park Community Building Dedication Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Sounder commuter rail station.

Dates from 2000.

Wikidata Q4819233, matched on coordinates and name (934 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2000
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.31181, -122.22240

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Auburn Memorial Stadium: 0.1 mi
  • Frank Fulmer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Indian Tom Park: 0.5 mi
  • Scootie Brown Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Backyard Idea Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Heritage Flower Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Soos Creek Demonstration Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Frezi Garden Room: 3.3 mi
  • Schaefer Pond Garden: 3.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Emerald Downs: 1.5 mi
  • Clock Tower Bell: 3.7 mi
  • Midway Games: 4.9 mi
  • Riptide: 4.9 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Indian Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 11.0 mi
  • Stanridge Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Indian Point: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
Beaches: 45
  • Sex Cove: 5.2 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Crow Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Owen Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Woodmont Country Club: 5.8 mi
  • Shelter 2: 9.0 mi
  • Brandi Carlile Stage: 9.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Victor Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
  • Maplewood Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Auburn Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakENE994 m21.6 mi
East Tiger MountainNE913 m17.7 mi
Enumclaw MountainESE849 m15.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitNE795 m16.8 mi
Taylor MountainENE792 m18.2 mi
Brew HillENE774 m18.4 mi
Gleason HillSSE699 m21.4 mi
Lookout MountainENE663 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5415:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447525863686863534641
Precip in5.84.04.43.12.11.70.70.91.54.16.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12557905513

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