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Viewing Platform

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Viewing Platform — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

This viewing platform sits at 23 feet elevation along the Mountains to Sound Greenway on I-90, with the surrounding terrain dropping about 7 feet over the next 600 meters. Several parks are visible from the platform: The Meadow -- Picnic Area B lies 0.3 mi to the south-southeast at 93 ft, Roanoke Park is 0.8 mi west at 127 ft, Burrows Landing Park is 0.8 mi east-northeast at 66 ft, Chism Beach Park is 0.9 mi east-northeast at 155 ft, and Upper Luther Burbank Park is 1.0 mi south-southeast at 257 ft. Bellevue is 2.2 mi to the northeast, Seattle is 4.8 mi to the west, and Tacoma is 26.0 mi south-southwest. Daylight hours vary by season: sunrise runs from 05:12 at the June solstice to 07:55 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 21:11 in June to 16:21 in December. Trail Head Vista precedes this stop on the byway, and East Portal View follows it.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
23 ft
Relief
7 ft drop
In view
5 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
King County Metro Transit StarTrans President LF on a Workhorse LF72 chassis.
Atomic Taco · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The former Seattle Parental School for Boys, later Luther Burbank School, 2040 84th Avenue SE in Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, Washington. The wooden school buildings are all gone. The surviving brick buildings date from 1929, and are listed as a King County Landmark. This building now houses
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The former Seattle Parental School for Boys, later Luther Burbank School, 2040 84th Avenue SE in Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, Washington. The wooden school buildings are all gone. The surviving brick buildings date from 1929, and are listed as a King County Landmark. This building now houses
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The former Seattle Parental School for Boys, later Luther Burbank School, 2040 84th Avenue SE in Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, Washington. The wooden school buildings are all gone. The surviving brick buildings date from 1929, and are listed as a King County Landmark. This building now houses
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Looking west along Interstate 90 where the future Mercer Island Station will be located in the center roadway formerly housing the I-90 express lanes
Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Looking west along Interstate 90 where the future Mercer Island Station will be located in the center roadway formerly housing the I-90 express lanes
Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B93 ftsouth-southeast · 0.3 mi
  • Roanoke Park127 ftwest · 0.8 mi
  • Burrows Landing Park66 fteast-northeast · 0.8 mi
  • Chism Beach Park155 fteast-northeast · 0.9 mi
  • Upper Luther Burbank Park257 ftsouth-southeast · 1.0 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1319:2218:41
June solstice05:1221:1120:23
September equinox06:5619:0818:28
December solstice07:5516:2115:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Bellevue2.2 mi northeast
  • Seattle4.8 mi west
  • Tacoma26.0 mi south-southwest
← Before it: Trail Head VistaAfter it: East Portal View →
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Common questions

How high is Viewing Platform?

Viewing Platform sits at about 23 feet (7 m).

What can you see from Viewing Platform?

From Viewing Platform: The Meadow -- Picnic Area B (SSE, 0.3 mi); Roanoke Park (W, 0.8 mi); Burrows Landing Park (ENE, 0.8 mi); Chism Beach Park (ENE, 0.9 mi).

What is the nearest town to Viewing Platform?

Bellevue, 2.2 miles NE of Viewing Platform.

What is the next lookout after Viewing Platform?

East Portal View is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Viewing Platform.

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