Viewing Tower
Viewing Tower is a tower in Thurston, Washington which is located on Columbia Street Northwest. Viewing Tower is situated nearby to Port Plaza Park, as well as near Fiddlehead Marina.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capitol Theater and Washington State Capitol.
Capitol Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitol Theater, at 206 East Fifth Avenue in downtown Olympia, Washington, was built in 1924. It was designed by architect Joseph Wohleb and has a capacity of 1,500. Since 1986, the Olympia Film Society operates the theater. Capitol Theater is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Viewing Tower.
Washington State Capitol
Government building
Photo: OceanLoop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington State Capitol in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer. Washington State Capitol is situated 1 mile south of Viewing Tower.
Artesian Commons
Park
Photo: Bri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Artesian Commons is a 0.2-acre pocket park in downtown Olympia, Washington built in May 2014 around an artesian spring. It is described by the city as Olympia's first urban park. Artesian Commons is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Viewing Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olympia and Tumwater.
Olympia
Photo: Brylie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympia is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the South Sound region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest, having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.
Tumwater
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north.
Lacey
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Lacey is a city in the southern Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. It is just east of Olympia, Washington state's capital.
Viewing Tower
- Type: Tower
- Address: 701 Columbia Street Northwest, Olympia, WA 98501
- Category: building
- Location: Thurston, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.05053° or 47° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
-122.90462° or 122° 54′ 17″ westOpen location code
84VV332W+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 202857657OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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