Children's Museum of Tacoma
.jpeg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
Children's Museum of Tacoma is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tollefson Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Children's Museum of Tacoma is a nonprofit museum for children located in Tacoma, Washington. The museum officially opened in 1986. The museum offers hands on play-to-learn experiences for children. In 2018 the museum secured a 1.6 million dollar commitment from the U.S. Department of Defense to open a satellite location on a military base (Joint Base Lewis-McChord).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1985.
Wikidata Q85751974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 11.4 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 11.4 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 17.9 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 23 mi
- East Portal View · 25 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 25 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tollefson Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Melanie’s Park: 0.2 mi
- Theater Square: 0.4 mi
- Don Pugnetti Park: 0.4 mi
- Harborview Park: 0.4 mi
- Tacoma Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.3 mi
- Washington State History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Working Waterfront Maritime Museum: 0.6 mi
- Locomotive Monument: 0.1 mi
- Floating Life Forms: 0.2 mi
- Wisps: 0.3 mi
- Cascades: 0.3 mi
- Echo: 0.3 mi
- Uncorked Canvas: 0.3 mi
- Trung Nguyen Billard: 1.9 mi
- Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.4 mi
- Point Ruston: 4.3 mi
- The Eagles Nest: 4.9 mi
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.3 mi
- Swiss Complex: 0.3 mi
- The Goddess of Commerce: 0.7 mi
- Spanish Cannon: 0.8 mi
- Mini Sound transit Bus: 0.9 mi
- Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.0 mi
- Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Proctor Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 1.3 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.0 mi
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 3.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 8.0 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 8.1 mi
- Porter Hills: 8.5 mi
- Indian Point: 8.8 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.2 mi
- Salmon Beach: 5.2 mi
- Titlow Beach: 5.4 mi
- Owen Beach: 6.1 mi
- South Beach: 8.0 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.9 mi
- Generator Building: 3.9 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Boat House: 3.9 mi
- Oil House: 3.9 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 7.6 mi
- Garrison Springs: 7.9 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.4 mi
- Ellison Spring: 10.2 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 18.8 mi
- Victor Falls: 13.7 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 21.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.7 mi
- Doughty Falls: 24.2 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Children's Museum of Tacoma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | NNE 17° | 167 m | 4.0 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 211° | 140 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bare Hill | SW 220° | 136 m | 15.4 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 195° | 132 m | 14.0 mi |
| Folsom Hill | SSW 194° | 130 m | 14.0 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 210° | 130 m | 15.1 mi |
| Beal Hill | SW 217° | 128 m | 14.8 mi |
| Berger Hill | SSW 197° | 127 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5653310718
Day trips start here
- Tacoma · 1 mi
- Fife · 4 mi
- Federal Way · 6 mi
- South Sound · 6 mi
- Puyallup · 8 mi
- Gig Harbor · 9 mi
Take the scenic way to Children's Museum of Tacoma.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.