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.

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 an automotive museum in the city of Tacoma, Washington, United States. Many of the cars on display were donated to the museum by the family of Harold LeMay. The museum is adjacent to the Tacoma Dome and opened on June 2, 2012. 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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-122.39429° or 122° 23′ 39″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

84VV6JM4+H7

GeoNames ID

5812781

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