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Blinkie

Blinkie from directly overhead

Blinkie is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Mount Index stands 1,826 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathryn Taylor Equestrian Park, a park 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 5.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2025-10-12
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Coordinates47.73618, -122.02878

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kathryn Taylor Equestrian Park: 0.7 mi
  • McCormick Park: 1.7 mi
  • Depot Park: 1.9 mi
  • Redmond Watershed Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Taylor's Landing Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sounding: 2.0 mi
  • Christ: 5.6 mi
  • Josho Series: 5.7 mi
  • Gateway Chairs: 5.7 mi
  • Firefighters: 5.8 mi
Gardens
  • Duvall Food Forest: 2.2 mi
  • Kokopelli Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Sunrise Cremation Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Green Burial Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Doolittle Art Garden: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Adams Bench Winery: 4.4 mi
  • Challenger Ridge Winery: 5.2 mi
  • Hollywood Hill Winery: 5.2 mi
  • Goose Ridge Winery: 5.2 mi
  • Airfield Estates: 5.2 mi
Museums
  • DeYoung House: 5.7 mi
  • Camlann Medieval Village: 6.6 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • Kirkland Heritage Society: 9.4 mi
  • KidsQuest Children's Museum: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 45
Picnic sites: 29
  • The Clearing: 4.4 mi
  • Site #2: 8.7 mi
  • Site #1: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 10.8 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Lighthouses: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Blinkie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IndexE 83°1,826 m21.0 mi
Middle IndexE 82°1,674 m21.0 mi
Mount PersisE 79°1,665 m19.7 mi
North IndexE 81°1,634 m21.0 mi
Dixie PeakSE 135°1,404 m20.8 mi
Blowdown MountainSE 137°1,400 m20.9 mi
Appomattox SpireE 90°1,359 m19.6 mi
Mount LeeE 91°1,338 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384043485458636358504237
Precip in6.54.55.24.33.42.71.21.32.75.07.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13698051376

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