Black Lightning
Black Lightning is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.1 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Monumental steel sculpture designed for its site on the grounds of the Seattle Center.'
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 1.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 1.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.2 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
- Moses: 0.0 mi
- Moon Gates: 0.0 mi
- Chris Cornell in Performance: 0.1 mi
- Feminine One: 0.1 mi
- Sonic Bloom: 0.1 mi
- Space Needle: 0.0 mi
- Seattle Center: 0.2 mi
- International Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Glassblowing Studio: 0.4 mi
- Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 0.7 mi
- MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture: 0.1 mi
- Chihuly Garden and Glass: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 0.1 mi
- Gates Foundation Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Poetry Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 1.0 mi
- The First Commercial Monorail in America: 0.1 mi
- Al Rochester's Podium: 0.2 mi
- Kobe Friendship Bell: 0.3 mi
- August Wilson Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Mark A. Matthews: 0.4 mi
- Tilikum Place: 0.1 mi
- Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.2 mi
- Denny Park: 0.3 mi
- Bell Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Belltown Cottage Park: 0.5 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.4 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.0 mi
- Camp Long: 4.5 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.1 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Bay Street End: 0.5 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 0.6 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.6 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.4 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 0.8 mi
- First Hill: 1.5 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Magnolia: 2.9 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.1 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 6.3 mi
- Quarters A: 4.9 mi
- Quarters B: 4.9 mi
- West Point Light: 5.0 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Oil House: 16.1 mi
- Waterwall: 7.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.6 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Doughty Falls: 13.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 3.4 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.6 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Lightning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 116° | 913 m | 20.8 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 115° | 891 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 114° | 841 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 118° | 795 m | 20.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 118° | 792 m | 24.1 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 114° | 770 m | 18.3 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 121° | 629 m | 21.1 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 121° | 619 m | 21.2 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/3211770191
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 0 mi
- Seattle · 1 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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