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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

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Coordinates47.39154, -122.50392

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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: 60
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
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
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 57
  • Bicycle Tree: 3.0 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 5.9 mi
  • Muskoxen: 5.9 mi
  • Polar Bears: 5.9 mi
  • In Touch with the Wild: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Crow Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Anderson Point Park Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Owen Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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: 9
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 22.8 miles of Christensen Pond Memorial Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squak Mountain Central PeakENE618 m22.7 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakENE608 m22.2 mi
Gold MountainNW528 m17.1 mi
Wilderness PeakENE494 m21.1 mi
Green MountainNW484 m18.5 mi
Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak)ENE453 m21.5 mi
Marshall's HillENE378 m19.3 mi
Echo MountainE274 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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