Swam Creek
Swam Creek is a stream in Pierce, Washington. Swam Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Salishan, as well as near the village Waller.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tacoma Dome and America’s Car Museum.
Tacoma Dome
Stadium
Photo: Broran28, Public domain.
The Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. Tacoma Dome is situated 1½ miles west of Swam Creek.
America’s Car Museum
Museum
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
LeMay - America's Car Museum is a museum in the city of Tacoma, Washington. The museum is adjacent to the Tacoma Dome and opened on June 2, 2012. Many of the cars on display were donated to the museum by the family of Harold LeMay. America’s Car Museum is situated 1½ miles west of Swam Creek.
Northwest Detention Center
Prison
Photo: Amythewillowprincess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northwest Detention Center is a privately-run detention center located in the Tideflats of the City of Tacoma, Washington, USA. The detention center is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the U.S. Northwest Detention Center is situated 1½ miles northwest of Swam Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salishan and Fife.
Salishan
Neighborhood
Salishan is a neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington that was originally created as a World War II housing project but, starting in 2002, has been demolished and rebuilt into a new neighborhood of homes, apartments, services, and parks on new infrastructure.
Fife
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fife is a town of 11,000 people on the southern Puget Sound of Washington State. Fife, an eastern suburb of Tacoma, consists primarily of businesses such as car dealerships, warehousing and industrial facilities, motels, drive-through smoke shops, quick-dining restaurants, a Native American casino, and various other highway-side businesses.
Tacoma
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tacoma, a major port on the Puget Sound, is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.
Swam Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.23399° or 47° 14′ 2″ northLongitude
-122.39429° or 122° 23′ 39″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
84VV6JM4+H7GeoNames ID
5812781
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Localities in the Area
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