Beacon Hill Discovery
Beacon Hill Discovery is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak stands 994 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ravens Bill Downspouts, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.9 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A kinetic metal sculpture in the form of a boat. The sculpture rises above the Library like a large weathervane pointing in the breeze. The highly engineered sculpture captures wind patterns and slowly changes form as it opens and closes with the
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 2.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 1 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ravens Bill Downspouts: 0.0 mi
- Common Threads: Community Patterns: 0.1 mi
- Roberto Maestas: 0.1 mi
- Lady Rainier: 0.4 mi
- Tidal Wave Story: 0.4 mi
- Stevens Place: 0.1 mi
- McClellan Place: 0.1 mi
- 12th Avenue South Viewpoint: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Junior Civil Rights Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Seattle Children's Playgarden: 0.8 mi
- César Chávez Demonstration Garden: 0.2 mi
- Green Plate Special Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 0.9 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bradner Gardens Park: 1.0 mi
- Sick's Stadium Home Plate: 0.6 mi
- Anthony Q. Harris Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
- Homer M. Hadley: 1.4 mi
- World's First Service Station: 1.4 mi
- Jack Perry Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 0.9 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 1.0 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 1.5 mi
- Coast Guard Museum Northwest: 1.5 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 1.5 mi
- Comedy Underground: 1.9 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 1.9 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Square: 2.0 mi
- Underground Tour: 2.0 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.1 mi
- Camp Long: 3.2 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.2 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Coal Creek Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 1.2 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 2.0 mi
- North Beach: 2.9 mi
- 8th Avenue South Street End: 3.0 mi
- First Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.7 mi
- First Hill: 3.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 3.5 mi
- High Point: 4.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 1.8 mi
- Shelter 2: 3.4 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.1 mi
- Quarters A: 8.2 mi
- Quarters B: 8.2 mi
- West Point Light: 8.2 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Oil House: 13.4 mi
- Waterwall: 6.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 8.8 mi
- Far Country Falls: 9.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Doughty Falls: 10.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.3 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.5 mi
- Licton Springs: 8.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Hill Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 108° | 994.257 m | 24.1 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 110° | 913 m | 18.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 108° | 891 m | 16.5 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 107° | 841 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 112° | 795 m | 17.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 113° | 792 m | 21.2 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 115° | 774 m | 22.2 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 107° | 770 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770077
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 1 mi
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/South · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 3 mi
- Mercer Island · 4 mi
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