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An Equal And Opposite Reaction

An Equal And Opposite Reaction from directly overhead

An Equal And Opposite Reaction is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fu, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.4 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The artwork is a mixed media sculpture. The title of the artwork is a phrase borrowed from Newton's Third Law of Motion. Movement through the lobby determines the form of the sculpture in several ways. As the viewer enters the lobby, the vortex structure

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62432, -122.35112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Poetry Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Three Car Park: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Ward Springs Park: 0.3 mi
  • Counterbalance Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kinnear Place: 0.3 mi
  • Highland Drive Parkway: 0.4 mi
  • Highland Place: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Bay Street End: 0.6 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.6 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.7 mi
  • First Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of An Equal And Opposite Reaction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 116°913 m21.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 115°891 m19.4 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 115°841 m18.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 118°795 m20.2 mi
Taylor MountainESE 119°792 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 115°770 m18.5 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 122°629 m21.4 mi
South Tiger MountainESE 122°619 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770222

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