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Des Moines Historical Society

Des Moines Historical Society from directly overhead

Des Moines Historical Society is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook I Park, a park 0.2 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 9.0 miles off.

About

The story

city in King County, Washington, United States

Dates from 1959-06-17.

Wikidata Q163325, matched on coordinates and name (903 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
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Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.40061, -122.32536

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Overlook I Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Marina Park: 0.2 mi
  • Overlook II Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sound View Park: 0.3 mi
  • Des Moines Beach Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Marinascope: 0.2 mi
  • A Gentle Nudge: 0.2 mi
  • Inflight: 0.2 mi
  • Joy: 0.2 mi
  • Harpoon: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Grandview Park: 1.8 mi
  • Green River Natural Resources Area: 2.8 mi
  • Valley Floor Community Park: 2.8 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Bingaman Pond Natural Area: 4.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Beaches
  • Crow Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Southwest 98th Street End: 8.6 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 8.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 9.3 mi
Peaks
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Indian Point: 8.1 mi
  • High Point: 9.9 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Woodmont Country Club: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 5.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Far Country Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Waterwall: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
  • Maplewood Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Des Moines Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainENE 71°913 m18.7 mi
West Tiger #1ENE 66°891 m17.8 mi
Enumclaw MountainESE 117°849 m22.5 mi
West Tiger #2ENE 65°841 m17.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitENE 70°795 m17.6 mi
Taylor MountainE 79°792 m20.5 mi
Brew HillE 82°774 m21.0 mi
West Tiger #3ENE 64°770 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/653706016

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