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Washington State Historical Road #1 (Byrd Mill Road)

Washington State Historical Road #1 (Byrd Mill Road) from directly overhead

Washington State Historical Road #1 (Byrd Mill Road) is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrd Mill Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This military road afforded the only route of escape from the Puyallup Valley to Fort Steilacoom during the Indian War of 1855. "Along this route in 1864 there was built the Russian-American Telegraph Line which was proposed to extend to Europe by way of
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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates47.17087, -122.60280

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Byrd Mill Park: 0.0 mi
  • Perkins Park: 0.1 mi
  • Charlie's Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pioneer Orchard Park: 0.3 mi
  • Saltar's Point Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Jim Senko Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Williams Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Fern Garden: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Lister Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Kay Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Ross Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Burke Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Porter Hills: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Big One: 1.9 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 3.5 mi
  • T-33A: 4.0 mi
  • Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House: 4.1 mi
  • The Eagles Nest: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
Museums: 54
  • Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Steilacoom Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Lakewood History Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Archival Building: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Beaches: 16
  • South Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Fox Island Sand Spit: 8.0 mi
  • North Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Point: 3.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 8.2 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Garrison Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 10.5 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Victor Falls: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Washington State Historical Road #1 (Byrd Mill Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillSSW153 m7.2 mi
Goodman HillSSW145 m7.3 mi
Kelly HillS140 m7.7 mi
Newman HillSSW138 m7.7 mi
Bare HillSSW136 m6.8 mi
Sanders HillSSW135 m7.8 mi
Swift HillS130 m7.7 mi
Evans HillSSW129 m8.1 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/6498726719

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