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Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States


Alternative Names:Chebaulip, Commencement City, Gorad Takoma, Puyallup, T'kope, T'kopt, TIW, Tacoma, Takoma, Takouma, da jin ma, ta ke ma, takoma, takwma, takwma washyngtn, teokoma, tqwmh, Τακόμα, Горад Такома, Такома, Такоума, טקומה, تاكوما, تاکوما، واشینگتن, ٹاکوما, ٹاکوما، واشنگٹن, タコマ, 塔科马, 打金麻, 터코마
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat Locality:Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Mindat.org Region:Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Region:Pierce County, Washington, United States
Latitude:47° 15' 10" N
Longitude:122° 26' 39" W
Lat/Long (dec):47.25288,-122.44429
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:74m
Population:207,948 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5812944
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5812944:9
GUID:a01f26a3-6191-4129-942b-3090dcf9f5ff
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
ASARCO Smelter Site slag locality, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 18' 4" N122° 30' 55" W7.6km (4.7 miles)
McMillan Travertine Mine, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 8' 19" N122° 13' 19" W21.0km (13.1 miles)
Black River Quarry, King County, Washington, USA47° 28' 39" N122° 14' 52" W29.0km (18.0 miles)
Lake Desire, King County, Washington, USA47° 26' 30" N122° 6' 27" W32.9km (20.5 miles)
Black Diamond, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 18' 29" N122° 0' 13" W33.8km (21.0 miles)
Restoration Point, Kitsap County, Washington, USA47° 35' 1" N122° 28' 44" W36.9km (22.9 miles)
Franklin, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 18' 5" N121° 57' 5" W37.6km (23.3 miles)
Cardinal Reward Mine, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 18' 28" N121° 56' 32" W38.4km (23.8 miles)
Pioneer Quarry, Kitsap County, Washington, USA47° 33' 3" N122° 42' 28" W38.6km (24.0 miles)
Squak Mountain Quarry, King County, Washington, USA47° 30' 32" N122° 4' 21" W39.9km (24.8 miles)
Royal Reward Mine Area, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 19' 10" N121° 55' 24" W40.0km (24.8 miles)
Seattle area, King County, Washington, USA47° 36' 21" N122° 19' 55" W40.2km (25.0 miles)
Prairie Creek Graphite Occurrence, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 5' 55" N121° 56' 59" W41.1km (25.6 miles)
Interstate 420 roadcuts, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA47° 1' 59" N122° 52' 59" W41.2km (25.6 miles)
Fairfax, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 0' 37" N122° 0' 57" W42.2km (26.2 miles)
Palmer, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 18' 53" N121° 53' 30" W42.2km (26.3 miles)
Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA47° 18' 59" N121° 52' 59" W42.9km (26.7 miles)
Mashel Mine, Pierce County, Washington, USA46° 51' 22" N122° 17' 45" W45.5km (28.3 miles)
Tiger Mountain, King County, Washington, USA47° 29' 18" N121° 56' 49" W45.7km (28.4 miles)
High Point Roadcuts, King County, Washington, USA47° 32' 8" N121° 58' 14" W47.5km (29.5 miles)
White River Roadcut, King County, Washington, USA47° 10' 14" N121° 48' 18" W49.1km (30.5 miles)
Raging River Quarry, King County, Washington, USA47° 30' 59" N121° 54' 59" W49.4km (30.7 miles)
Mashel River Mercury Prospect, Pierce County, Washington, USA46° 52' 0" N122° 5' 58" W50.3km (31.2 miles)
White River Andesites, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 12' 0" N121° 46' 59" W50.3km (31.2 miles)
Surprise Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 1' 15" N121° 51' 34" W51.2km (31.8 miles)
Clipper Mine (Clipper claim; Mothers Day claim), Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 1' 13" N121° 51' 10" W51.7km (32.1 miles)
Lucky Strike Pit, Mason County, Washington, USA47° 7' 49" N123° 6' 31" W52.0km (32.3 miles)
Copper King Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA47° 1' 53" N121° 50' 10" W52.2km (32.4 miles)
Western Quarry, Tenino, Thurston County, Washington, USA46° 50' 59" N122° 50' 59" W54.3km (33.8 miles)
Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington, USA47° 24' 17" N123° 8' 26" W55.1km (34.3 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Bellingham basin, North America PlateBasin
Franciscan Domain, North America PlateDomain
Western Washington–Oregon Basins, North America PlateBasin
USACountry
Washington, USAState
Pierce County, Washington, USACounty
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USACity
 
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