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Historical Roadway Marker

Historical Roadway Marker from directly overhead

Historical Roadway Marker is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Gleason Hill stands 699 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Frontier Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1989-08-10
Material
metal
Inscription
A southern extension of old Military Road that extended from Ft. Vancouver, Ft. Nisqually and Ft. Steilacoom thru Nachess Pass to Walla Walla. This roadway passed thru Frontier Park at this site in 1889.
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How to reach it

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Coordinates47.05957, -122.29635

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Frontier Park: 0.1 mi
  • English Gardens 1: 1.5 mi
  • Springfield Park: 1.9 mi
  • Phase Two Park: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Pointe Community Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • Go Kart: 4.3 mi
  • 4-H: 8.2 mi
  • Pigeons, Rabbits & Jr. Poultry: 8.2 mi
  • 4-H Horses: 8.2 mi
  • Draft Horses: 8.2 mi
Artworks
  • Sway: 4.6 mi
  • Graffiti Walls: 7.6 mi
  • The Story Pole: 7.7 mi
  • Unconditional: 9.0 mi
  • Eroded Sphere: 9.0 mi
Peaks
  • Spar Pole Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Cheek Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Folsom Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Brooks Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Briggs Hill: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 59
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 17
  • Victor Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Little Mashel Upper Falls: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Point: 12.8 mi
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 11
  • South Beach: 8.0 mi
  • North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Sex Cove: 13.1 mi
  • Waterfront: 13.7 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 17.9 mi
Springs: 8
  • Maplewood Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Historical Roadway Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gleason HillE699 m13.0 mi
Brooks HillE600 m10.2 mi
Wingate HillE588 m11.8 mi
Spar Pole HillE581 m7.2 mi
Kelly HillW140 m14.3 mi
Eastman HillW132 m10.3 mi
Woodward HillW132 m13.7 mi
Folsom HillW130 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1520:2121:09
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5315:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485459646559504339
Precip in6.14.34.83.93.02.30.90.91.84.17.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12368865578

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