Silcox Island

Silcox Island is an inhabited island in American Lake in Pierce County, Washington. It is in the city of Lakewood, Washington. Although the island has had homes built on it, it is still mostly forested.

Photo: Veterans Health, Public domain.

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.

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.

Silcox Island

Type: Island
Description: island in American Lake in Pierce County, Washington, United States
Categories: lake island, forest, locality, and landform
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.12884° or 47° 7′ 44″ north

Longitude

-122.56474° or 122° 33′ 53″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

84VV4CHP+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 5094134

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5810383

Wikidata ID

Q30744354

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Silcox Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Silcox Island”
French: “île Silcox”
French: “Île Silcox”

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