Emerson Lake

Emerson Lake is a lake in Pierce, Washington. Emerson Lake is situated nearby to the locality American Lake Garden Tract, as well as near the hamlet Tillicum.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Madigan Army Medical Center and Lakewold Gardens.

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.

Thornewood

Guest house

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lewis and Lakewood.

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. Fort Lewis is situated 1½ miles southwest of Emerson Lake.

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 3 miles north of Emerson Lake.

Steilacoom

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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.

Emerson Lake

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

47.12631° or 47° 7′ 35″ north

Longitude

-122.53523° or 122° 32′ 7″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

84VV4FG7+GW

GeoNames ID

5793742

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