Murray Creek
Murray Creek is a stream in Pierce, Washington. Murray Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Tillicum, as well as near the town Fort Lewis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Madigan Army Medical Center and Thornewood.
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.
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, which was built from the brick of a dismantled 15th-century house imported from England.
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 2½ miles northeast of Murray Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Lewis and DuPont.
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.
DuPont
Town
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,151 at the 2020 census. Originally a company town, the city is named after the DuPont chemical company which operated an explosives manufacturing plant in the area from 1909 to 1975. DuPont is situated 3½ miles southwest of Murray Creek.
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.
Murray Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.1201° or 47° 7′ 12″ northLongitude
-122.5704° or 122° 34′ 13″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
84VV4CCH+2RGeoNames ID
5804366
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