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Buddha

Buddha from directly overhead

Buddha is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloverdale Park, a park 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.19200, -122.39399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cloverdale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dawson Playfield: 1.2 mi
  • Lidford Playfield: 1.3 mi
  • Heritage Gardens Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
  • Orangegate Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lisa's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Swan Creek Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Stewart Middle School Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Children's Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Brown Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Trung Nguyen Billard: 3.1 mi
  • Parkland Putters Miniature Golf: 4.0 mi
  • Timber Gulch and Pioneer Farm: 4.5 mi
  • Wool Riders Only: 4.5 mi
  • Pigeons, Rabbits & Jr. Poultry: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Porter Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Westcott Hills: 7.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 7.8 mi
  • McCall Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Briggs Hill: 8.7 mi
Museums: 57
Picnic sites: 27
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Point: 7.3 mi
  • Shelter 2: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • North Beach: 5.7 mi
  • South Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 8.5 mi
  • South Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Victor Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Buddha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillN 354°167 m7.8 mi
Kelly HillSW 227°140 m13.3 mi
Eastman HillSSW 211°132 m11.1 mi
Woodward HillSW 223°132 m13.4 mi
Folsom HillSSW 209°130 m11.1 mi
Swift HillSW 226°130 m13.2 mi
Langston HillSSW 203°130 m13.4 mi
Branson HillSW 220°130 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1420:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5415:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525862676762544742
Precip in6.04.04.43.42.01.40.60.81.64.16.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7140604031

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