Korean War Memorial
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Korean War Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Garden, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
The Korean War Memorial by artist Deborah Copenhaver Fellows is installed on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington, United States. Dedicated on July 24, 1993, the memorial features bronze figures.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q96386281, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- The names of all Washingtonians killed in the war and informational plaques about the war are inscribed on the memorial along with: Korean War Veterans Memorial 1950-1953 The Forgotten War
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 5.5 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC ELMA TO JCT SR 101 VIC TUMWATER
- 13.7 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 22.1 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Medal of Honor: 0.2 mi
- POW: 0.2 mi
- Winged Victory: 0.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Stevens Field: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.5 mi
- Sylvester Park: 0.5 mi
- Rock Candy Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 10.2 mi
- Cosgrave Hill: 10.3 mi
- Hayes Hill: 10.4 mi
- Jansen Hill: 10.6 mi
- Water Garden: 0.0 mi
- Untitled Stainless Steel: 0.1 mi
- Woman Dancing: 0.1 mi
- Shaman: 0.1 mi
- Boiler Works: 0.1 mi
- Capitol Sunken Garden: 0.2 mi
- Yashiro Japanese Garden: 0.5 mi
- Capital Vision Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wendell Berry Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Sunrise Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Puget Sound Estuarium: 0.7 mi
- Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 0.8 mi
- L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 0.9 mi
- Hands On Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Crosby House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Carnival Grounds: 5.4 mi
- Andrews Arena: 5.5 mi
- Food Court Stage: 5.5 mi
- Ocean City Ferry: 11.5 mi
- Vehicle Park: 14.0 mi
- Black Lake Meadows: 2.2 mi
- Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Louise H. Meyers Park: 7.7 mi
- Tolmie State Park: 8.5 mi
- Hope Island Marine State Park: 10.5 mi
- Countryside Beach: 6.0 mi
- The Arbors Private Beach: 6.1 mi
- Joemma Beach: 13.8 mi
- Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 14.7 mi
- Palmer Lake "Shady side": 14.9 mi
- Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Seven-infantry Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 13.8 mi
- McAllister Springs: 8.3 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 11.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.1 mi
- Ellison Spring: 16.9 mi
- Kennedy Falls: 11.1 mi
- Mima Falls: 12.4 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 14.4 mi
- Porter Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bloody Falls: 19.0 mi
- Environmental Study Area: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Point: 18.8 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Maytown Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Scatter Creek Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Elma Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Korean War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Mountain | WSW 254° | 909 m | 11.3 mi |
| Capitol Peak | WSW 249° | 787 m | 12.0 mi |
| Larch Mountain | WSW 254° | 774 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rock Candy Mountain | W 260° | 701 m | 10.1 mi |
| Fuzzy Top | WSW 242° | 462 m | 14.2 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | SSE 154° | 453 m | 14.7 mi |
| Northcraft Mountain | SSE 163° | 429 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Molly | WSW 238° | 344 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:24 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:34 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2340863366
Day trips start here
- Olympia · 1 mi
- Tumwater · 2 mi
- Lacey · 4 mi
- Anderson Island · 12 mi
- Harstine Island · 14 mi
- Longbranch · 14 mi
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