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First Protestant Church Monument

First Protestant Church Monument from directly overhead

First Protestant Church Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlie's Park, a park 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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
1853 - 1908 This monument commemorates the erection on this site of the first Protestant church building north of the Columbia River in 1853 by Rev. John F. DeVore D.D. and his co-workers and friends. Erected by the Washington State Historical Society Pug
Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.17300, -122.59901

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Charlie's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pioneer Orchard Park: 0.1 mi
  • Byrd Mill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Perkins Park: 0.3 mi
  • Community Center Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Jim Senko Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Williams Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Fern Garden: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Lister Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Kay Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Ross Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Burke Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Porter Hills: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • The Big One: 1.7 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 3.3 mi
  • T-33A: 3.8 mi
  • Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House: 3.9 mi
  • The Eagles Nest: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Museums: 54
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Steilacoom Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Lakewood History Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Fox Island Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Fox Island Sand Spit: 7.9 mi
  • North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • South Beach: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Point: 3.5 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 8.4 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Garrison Springs: 1.4 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 10.7 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Victor Falls: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of First Protestant Church Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSSW 200°153 m7.4 mi
Goodman HillSSW 197°145 m7.5 mi
Kelly HillS 181°140 m7.8 mi
Newman HillSSW 195°138 m7.9 mi
Bare HillSSW 198°136 m7.0 mi
Sanders HillSSW 193°135 m8.0 mi
Swift HillS 179°130 m7.9 mi
Evans HillSSW 196°129 m8.3 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10288685378

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