Above The Sound

Above The Sound is a neighborhood in Pierce, Washington. Above The Sound is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Bradford, as well as near the hamlet Ketron.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Steilacoom Catholic Church and Pierce College.

Steilacoom Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.

The Steilacoom Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Steilacoom, Washington, United States. It was originally built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom, but was moved to its present location in 1864.

Pierce College

College

Photo: SouthHillEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pierce College is a public community college system in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It comprises two primary colleges, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood and Pierce College Puyallup in Puyallup, and two additional learning centers. Pierce College is situated 1½ miles northeast of Above The Sound.

Waughop Lake

Lake

Waughop Lake is a lake less than 1.6 km east of Steilacoom in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The lake lies within Fort Steilacoom Park, in the city of Lakewood, Washington. Waughop Lake is situated 2 miles east of Above The Sound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steilacoom and Lakewood.

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. Lakewood is situated 4 miles east of Above The Sound.

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. Fort Lewis is situated 4½ miles southeast of Above The Sound.

Above The Sound

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.16285° or 47° 9′ 46″ north

Longitude

-122.60114° or 122° 36′ 4″ west

Open location code

84VV597X+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14133887892

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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