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Christensen Pond Memorial Stone

Christensen Pond Memorial Stone from directly overhead

Christensen Pond Memorial Stone is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Squak Mountain Central Peak stands 618 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Christensen Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
stone
Inscription
Christensen Pond 2002 In memory of Sarah Hodnett Hacker Richard Hacker Susan Skinner Konecki John Konecki
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.39154, -122.50392

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Indian Point: 1.5 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Ford Hill: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Paradise Ridge Park: 1.6 mi
  • Burton Adventure Recreation Center: 1.8 mi
  • Paradise Valley Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Lost Lake Park: 2.4 mi
  • Burton Acres and Jensen Point: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Maury Island Mural Sculpture: 2.7 mi
  • Maury Island Incident Mural: 2.9 mi
  • Redwood Bench: 3.3 mi
  • Sky Form: 3.3 mi
  • Vashon Audubon Mural: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • Bicycle Tree: 3.0 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 5.9 mi
  • Muskoxen: 5.9 mi
  • Polar Bears: 5.9 mi
  • Muskoxen: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 60
Museums
  • Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Harbor History Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Browns Point Historical Society: 6.6 mi
  • Fireboat No. 1: 7.6 mi
  • Job Carr Cabin Museum: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Shelter 2: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dickerson Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 19.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Ellison Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Christensen Pond Memorial Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squak Mountain Central PeakENE 70°618 m22.7 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakENE 69°608 m22.2 mi
Gold MountainNW 310°528 m17.1 mi
Wilderness PeakENE 65°494 m21.1 mi
Green MountainNW 310°484 m18.5 mi
Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak)ENE 61°453 m21.5 mi
Marshall's HillENE 62°378 m19.3 mi
Echo MountainE 80°274 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5515:3016:22

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7645048926

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