Washington State History Museum
Washington State History Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Glass, a museum 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
The Washington State History Museum is a history museum located in downtown Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is operated by the Washington State Historical Society under the official approval of the Washington State Legislature. The museum opened on August 10, 1996, at a building adjacent to historic Union Station that cost $42 million to construct.
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Wikidata Q7972250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 11.2 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 11.2 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 18.2 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
- Museum of Glass: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Glass: 0.1 mi
- Tacoma Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Tacoma: 0.3 mi
- LeMay - America's Car Museum: 0.7 mi
- Don Pugnetti Park: 0.1 mi
- George H. Weyerhaeuser Jr. Park: 0.2 mi
- Tollefson Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Melanie’s Park: 0.5 mi
- Edna Travis Park: 0.6 mi
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - 2005 Tacoma-Olympia Section: 0.1 mi
- Swiss Complex: 0.2 mi
- Mini Sound transit Bus: 0.7 mi
- The Goddess of Commerce: 1.0 mi
- Spanish Cannon: 1.1 mi
- Echo: 0.1 mi
- Cascades: 0.1 mi
- Wisps: 0.2 mi
- Floating Life Forms: 0.3 mi
- Locomotive Monument: 0.4 mi
- Uncorked Canvas: 0.5 mi
- Trung Nguyen Billard: 1.6 mi
- Tacoma RC Raceway: 3.2 mi
- Point Ruston: 4.6 mi
- The Eagles Nest: 4.9 mi
- Hilltop Urban Garden (H.U.G. Farm): 1.0 mi
- Evergreen Tacoma Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Lisa's Garden: 2.7 mi
- Gog-Le-Hi-Te Wetlands Public Access Site: 1.3 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 3.0 mi
- Alexander Avenue Wetland: 3.1 mi
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.3 mi
- Porter Hills: 8.3 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 8.3 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 8.3 mi
- Indian Point: 9.1 mi
- Salmon Beach: 5.4 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 5.5 mi
- Titlow Beach: 5.5 mi
- Owen Beach: 6.3 mi
- South Beach: 7.9 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.2 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 4.2 mi
- Generator Building: 4.2 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Boat House: 4.2 mi
- Oil House: 4.2 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 7.4 mi
- Garrison Springs: 7.7 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.1 mi
- Ellison Spring: 10.2 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 18.6 mi
- Victor Falls: 13.5 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 20.8 mi
- Far Country Falls: 23.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 24.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Washington State History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | NNE 15° | 167 m | 4.3 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 211° | 140 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bare Hill | SW 220° | 136 m | 15.3 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSW 195° | 132 m | 13.7 mi |
| Folsom Hill | SSW 194° | 130 m | 13.8 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 210° | 130 m | 14.9 mi |
| Beal Hill | SW 218° | 128 m | 14.6 mi |
| Berger Hill | SSW 198° | 127 m | 11.8 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 | 07:54 | 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.
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Day trips start here
- Tacoma · 1 mi
- Fife · 4 mi
- South Sound · 5 mi
- Federal Way · 7 mi
- Puyallup · 8 mi
- Gig Harbor · 9 mi
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