Beckoning Cistern
Beckoning Cistern is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Belltown Cottage Park, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 0.7 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Major element along the Growing Vine Street Project. A series of water catchments along Vine Street. The tank receives rainwater from the adjacent roof watershed. The cistern water is then available for community gardening, modulating rain events and pr
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 0.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belltown Cottage Park: 0.1 mi
- Bell Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Tilikum Place: 0.3 mi
- Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.3 mi
- Victor Steinbrueck Park: 0.4 mi
- Cross My Palm: 0.2 mi
- Wave, Rave, Cave: 0.2 mi
- Topographic Syncretism: 0.2 mi
- Curve XXIV: 0.2 mi
- Split: 0.2 mi
- Al Rochester's Podium: 0.3 mi
- Bell Street Terminal, Pier 66: 0.3 mi
- The First Commercial Monorail in America: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Mark A. Matthews: 0.5 mi
- Kobe Friendship Bell: 0.6 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 0.3 mi
- Chihuly Garden and Glass: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture: 0.5 mi
- Gates Foundation Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Glassblowing Studio: 0.3 mi
- Space Needle: 0.4 mi
- Pike Place Market: 0.5 mi
- Seattle Center: 0.5 mi
- International Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Poetry Garden: 0.5 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.0 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.6 mi
- Camp Long: 4.1 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.5 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Bay Street End: 0.4 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 0.6 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 0.7 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.1 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.2 mi
- First Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
- Magnolia: 3.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.0 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.1 mi
- Quarters A: 5.1 mi
- Quarters B: 5.1 mi
- West Point Light: 5.1 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Oil House: 15.7 mi
- Waterwall: 8.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.5 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.2 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Doughty Falls: 13.0 mi
- Pigeon Point: 3.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.9 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.5 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.8 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beckoning Cistern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 115° | 913 m | 20.7 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 114° | 891 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 113° | 841 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 117° | 795 m | 19.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 117° | 792 m | 24.0 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 118° | 774 m | 24.9 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 113° | 770 m | 18.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 120° | 629 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770178
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 1 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 3 mi
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