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Circulation

Circulation from directly overhead

Circulation is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is In Transition is Unity, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 7.2 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A vertical installation of colored glass circles fused onto glass panels. The glass panels are integrated into the book drop at the plaza entry to the branch. There are two visual layers that make up this work, the first being abstracting “drawing”

The record

What the record says

Built
2006
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Coordinates47.70603, -122.32266

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Northgate Park: 0.0 mi
  • Maple Leaf Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel: 0.3 mi
  • Hubbard Homestead Park: 0.3 mi
  • Victory Creek Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 0.7 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 1.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 45
  • Kite Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Promontory Point: 3.8 mi
  • Magnolia: 5.1 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.9 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 9.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Waterwall: 9.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Circulation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 131°913 m23.1 mi
West Tiger #1SE 131°891 m21.4 mi
West Tiger #2SE 131°841 m20.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 133°795 m22.4 mi
West Tiger #3SE 131°770 m20.5 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 135°629 m23.8 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 135°619 m23.9 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 137°618 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770327

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