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WWI & WWII War Memorial

WWI & WWII War Memorial from directly overhead

WWI & WWII War Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Enumclaw Mountain stands 849 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Korea & Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

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Coordinates47.25532, -122.25788

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Beaver Park: 0.3 mi
  • Milwaukee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Blueberry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clint Steiger Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Elise Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 11.5 mi
  • Stanridge Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Indian Point: 13.6 mi
  • Fell Hill: 14.4 mi
Attractions
  • Midway Games: 2.8 mi
  • Konga Slides: 2.9 mi
  • Riptide: 2.9 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Jumping Juniors: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
Beaches: 28
  • Sex Cove: 2.8 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 12.9 mi
  • North Beach: 13.0 mi
  • South Beach: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Woodmont Country Club: 7.9 mi
  • Shelter 2: 8.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of WWI & WWII War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Enumclaw MountainE849 m16.9 mi
Gleason HillSE699 m18.9 mi
South Tiger MountainNE619 m19.8 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakNNE608 m19.6 mi
Brooks HillSSE600 m16.8 mi
Radio HillESE589 m17.3 mi
Wingate HillSE588 m17.8 mi
Spar Pole HillSSE581 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1420:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5415:3016:22

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1225967145

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