Point Defiance Elementary School

Point Defiance Elementary School is a school in Pierce, Washington. Point Defiance Elementary School is situated nearby to the village Ruston, as well as near the neighborhood Proctor District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Fort Nisqually.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Zoo

Photo: Takinzinnia, CC0.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, Washington, US, and is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. PDZA is owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is situated 1¼ miles north of Point Defiance Elementary School.

Fort Nisqually

Fort

Photo: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. Fort Nisqually is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Point Defiance Elementary School.

Fire Station No. 14

Fire station

Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.

Fire Station No. 14 is a fire station located at 4701 Forty–first Street in Tacoma, Washington. The architect was Morton J. Nicholson and the station was built in 1928 by Martin H. Fire Station No. 14 is situated 1 mile east of Point Defiance Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruston and Proctor District.

Ruston

Village

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a company town.

Proctor District

Neighborhood

The Proctor District is a business district and neighborhood in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. The center of the Proctor District is located at the cross streets of Proctor Street and North 26th Street in Tacoma. Proctor District is situated 2 miles southeast of Point Defiance Elementary School.

North Tacoma

Suburb

North Tacoma is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. The area is most known for waterfront parks and restaurants, Point Defiance Park, the University of Puget Sound, Stadium High School, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. North Tacoma is situated 2½ miles southeast of Point Defiance Elementary School.

Point Defiance Elementary School

Type: School
Also known as: “Point Defiance School”
Category: education
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.28856° or 47° 17′ 19″ north

Longitude

-122.51845° or 122° 31′ 6″ west

Elevation

272 feet (83 metres)

Open location code

84VV7FQJ+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 586823218

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

5807090

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