American Lake

American Lake is a lake in Lakewood, Washington at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It is the largest natural lake in Pierce County. There are two public parks on the large lake: American Lake North Park, and Harry Todd Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thornewood and Madigan Army Medical Center.

Thornewood

Guest house

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Thornewood is an English Gothic estate in what is now Lakewood, Washington. It consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle. Each building is privately owned by different parties and include the great hall or "castle", the former garage or carriage house, and the former lodge house.

Madigan Army Medical Center

Hospital

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The Madigan Army Medical Center, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord just outside Lakewood, Washington, is a key component of the Madigan Healthcare System and one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast of the United States.

Lakewold Gardens

Park

Photo: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lakewold Gardens is a 10-acre non-profit estate garden located at 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, Washington, in an area known as the Lakes District. It is open to visitors year-round. Lakewold Gardens is situated 1½ miles northeast of American Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lewis and Steilacoom.

Fort Lewis

Town

Photo: Squelle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

Steilacoom

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steilacoom, a small town of 6,400 people on the southern Puget Sound, is the oldest incorporated town in Washington state. It has 4 buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic church in the state and the first Protestant church north of the Columbia River.

Lakewood

Town

Photo: Veterans Health, Public domain.

Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city in the county, behind Tacoma, and is a suburban bedroom community. Lakewood is situated 3½ miles northeast of American Lake.

American Lake

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Washington, USA
Category: body of water
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.12986° or 47° 7′ 48″ north

Longitude

-122.56302° or 122° 33′ 47″ west

Elevation

240 feet (73 metres)

Open location code

84VV4CHP+WQ

GeoNames ID

5785624

Wikidata ID

Q4744305

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Esperanto—“American Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “American Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Washington, Pierce County)”
Cebuano: “American Lake”
Esperanto: “American Lake (Vaŝingtonio)”
Esperanto: “American Lake”
“American”

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