Big Tesla
Big Tesla is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Conductive Paths, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 6.6 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Big Tesla is a sculptural portrait of Nikolai Tesla, who pioneered alternating current. Hand cut ceramic tile mosaic covers the concrete sculpture and renders the features of the head. Plantings provide hair out of the top of the planter.
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 6.7 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 6.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 7.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 6 mi
- East Portal View · 8 mi
- Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Whitty Way Public Road End · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Conductive Paths: 0.0 mi
- Light Bulb Bench: 0.1 mi
- Cloud Stones: 0.5 mi
- Understory: 0.6 mi
- Overlay: 0.6 mi
- Licton Springs Park: 0.1 mi
- World Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.7 mi
- Charles Cowen Park Gate: 2.4 mi
- Hiker Memorial Statue: 2.4 mi
- Robert Eagle Staff Mini Forest: 0.3 mi
- Harkness Park: 1.3 mi
- Janice Benson Memorial Bible Garden: 1.4 mi
- Concrete Wall Garden: 1.5 mi
- Split-Rail Fence Garden: 1.5 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Greenwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel: 0.8 mi
- Sandel Park: 0.9 mi
- Maple Leaf Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Waldo Woods: 1.5 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Pipers Creek Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Historic Carousel: 2.1 mi
- The Ravenna Troll Booth: 2.5 mi
- Frankie Feetsplinter: 3.2 mi
- MV Skansonia: 3.3 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 3.3 mi
- Unity Museum: 3.0 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 3.1 mi
- National Nordic Museum: 3.2 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 3.3 mi
- Shoreline Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- West Green Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
- Matthews Beach: 3.2 mi
- Lake City Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- 6th Avenue West Street End: 3.4 mi
- Magnolia: 4.3 mi
- Promontory Point: 4.4 mi
- Kite Hill: 4.5 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 4.8 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.6 mi
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 9.3 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 9.4 mi
- Quarters B: 5.1 mi
- Quarters A: 5.1 mi
- West Point Light: 5.1 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Office: 17.0 mi
- Waterwall: 9.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 14.9 mi
- Far Country Falls: 15.8 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Doughty Falls: 16.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 8.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 15.3 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Licton Springs: 0.1 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Tesla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 128° | 913 m | 23.4 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 128° | 891 m | 21.7 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | SE 128° | 841 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 130° | 795 m | 22.8 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | SE 128° | 770 m | 20.9 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 133° | 629 m | 24.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | SE 133° | 619 m | 24.2 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | SE 135° | 618 m | 19.2 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 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:27 | 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 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770317
Day trips start here
- Seattle/North · 1 mi
- Seattle/Ballard · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 3 mi
- Seattle/University District · 4 mi
- Shoreline · 4 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 5 mi
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