Fort Steilacoom Park
Fort Steilacoom Park is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 74 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Big One, a attraction 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 8.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 74 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lakewood Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 8.6 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 9.4 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 18.2 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 27 mi
- South Beach Drive Road End · 28 mi
- Dam Overlook · 28 mi
- Point White Pier · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Big One: 0.1 mi
- Abandoned Car: 2.0 mi
- T-33A: 2.1 mi
- Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House: 2.2 mi
- The Eagles Nest: 3.5 mi
- The Hill Ward: 0.1 mi
- Hill Ward Chimney Relic: 0.1 mi
- Lakewood Historical Marker - Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Waughop Lake Trail Improvement Project: 0.2 mi
- Bahá'ulláh & The Báb Commemorative Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Oakbrook Park: 1.0 mi
- Manitoba Park: 1.0 mi
- Webber Court: 1.1 mi
- Edgewater Park: 1.3 mi
- Sunnyside Beach Park: 1.3 mi
- Kay Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lister Hill: 2.4 mi
- Ross Hill: 3.2 mi
- Porter Hills: 3.5 mi
- Westcott Hills: 4.1 mi
- Swoon: 2.0 mi
- Mary and her dog Chip: 2.7 mi
- Significant Figures In The Development Of Polymers: 5.2 mi
- The Infantryman: 5.7 mi
- Gertie's Ghost: 7.4 mi
- Williams Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fern Garden: 2.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 2.2 mi
- Parterres: 2.2 mi
- Hydrangea Garden: 2.2 mi
- Kobayashi Perserve: 2.4 mi
- Riconosciuto Park: 2.8 mi
- Z's Reef Marine Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 5.5 mi
- Tacoma Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Steilacoom Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lakewood History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Washington National Guard Museum: 4.1 mi
- McChord Air Museum Heritage Hill Airpark: 4.7 mi
- South Beach: 1.5 mi
- Titlow Beach: 5.4 mi
- North Beach: 6.7 mi
- South Beach: 6.9 mi
- Salmon Beach: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Point: 2.2 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Generator Building: 10.7 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 10.7 mi
- Boat House: 10.7 mi
- Oil House: 10.7 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Garrison Springs: 0.6 mi
- Ellison Spring: 4.7 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 6.1 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 11.3 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 11.5 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 14.4 mi
- Victor Falls: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Fort Steilacoom Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | SSW 211° | 153 m | 8.2 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SSW 208° | 145 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 193° | 140 m | 8.1 mi |
| Newman Hill | SSW 207° | 138 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 211° | 136 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sanders Hill | SSW 205° | 135 m | 8.6 mi |
| Eastman Hill | SSE 165° | 132 m | 8.6 mi |
| Swift Hill | SSW 191° | 130 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 7 mi away.
- Pacific trillium64 obs
- checker lily61 obs
- Canada Goose50 obs
- Osoberry42 obs
- crown brodiaea42 obs
- Mallard41 obs
- Great Blue Heron38 obs
- Mule Deer37 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/25100598
Day trips start here
- Steilacoom · 2 mi
- Anderson Island · 7 mi
- Tacoma · 7 mi
- South Sound · 8 mi
- Longbranch · 9 mi
- Fife · 10 mi
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