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Tacoma's First Hospital Site

Tacoma's First Hospital Site from directly overhead

Tacoma's First Hospital Site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Catherine Ursich Park, a park 0.4 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Fanny C. Paddock Memorial SHE WHO FIRST THOUGHT TO BUILD THIS HOUSE OF MERCY IN TACOMA DEDICATED APR. 29, 1882 MARKER PRESENTED BY PIERCE COUNTY MEDICAL ASSN. TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL STAFF TACOMA WOMANS CLUB
Getting there

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Coordinates47.26993, -122.46352

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Catherine Ursich Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chinese Reconciliation Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Town Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kack Hyde Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Slope Historic Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Ghost Log: 0.6 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 0.8 mi
  • Fisherman’s Daughter: 0.9 mi
  • Trilogy Statue: 0.9 mi
  • The Leaf: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Proctor Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.9 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Northwest Native Plant Garden: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Point: 7.1 mi
  • Ford Hill: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Uncorked Canvas: 1.7 mi
  • Point Ruston: 2.4 mi
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 3.4 mi
  • Lowland Anoa: 3.5 mi
  • Sumatran Tigers & Waterfall Panorama: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • In Tribute To Gilbert M. Schuster: 0.4 mi
  • Top Of The Ocean Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Dickman Mill: 0.6 mi
  • Ibsen Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Spanish Cannon: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Salmon Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Owen Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 4.1 mi
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 8
Springs: 7
  • Garrison Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Tacoma's First Hospital Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillNE167 m3.4 mi
Kelly HillSSW140 m15.9 mi
Bare HillSSW136 m15.9 mi
Eastman HillS132 m15.1 mi
Folsom HillS130 m15.2 mi
Swift HillSSW130 m15.9 mi
Beal HillSSW128 m15.3 mi
Berger HillS127 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:10
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5515:3016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525862676762544742
Precip in6.04.04.43.42.01.40.60.81.64.16.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13078295007

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