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Aurora and Diane

Aurora and Diane from directly overhead

Aurora and Diane is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert Anderson Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
2000
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.67267, -122.11575

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Albert Anderson Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Red Brick Road, 1913: 1.7 mi
  • Microsoft Product Walk of Fame: 2.1 mi
  • Siedel Creek Dam Ruins: 4.1 mi
  • Plaza of Kirkland Champions: 4.3 mi
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 4.3 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 7.1 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area (King County): 7.2 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area: 7.8 mi
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Union Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Kite Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Norway Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Promontory Point: 6.5 mi
  • Ring Hill: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 30
  • Waterwall: 5.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 9.4 mi
  • McCauley Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.6 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.7 mi
  • The Clearing: 8.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Aurora and Diane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 120°1,459 m22.6 mi
Dixie PeakESE 119°1,404 m21.4 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 121°1,400 m21.2 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 120°1,326 m20.9 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 123°1,254 m21.0 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 136°1,004 m20.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 136°994.257 m19.7 mi
East Tiger MountainSSE 148°913 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2321:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4158630489

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