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Civic Lanterns

Civic Lanterns from directly overhead

Civic Lanterns is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Children Playing Train at the Switch, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2011
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.30751, -122.23026

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Parks
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Auburn Memorial Stadium: 0.5 mi
  • GSA Park: 0.7 mi
  • Frank Fulmer Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Emerald Downs: 1.6 mi
  • Clock Tower Bell: 3.4 mi
  • Midway Games: 4.4 mi
  • Riptide: 4.4 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 4.5 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 10.8 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Stanridge Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Indian Point: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 46
  • Sex Cove: 4.9 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Crow Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Owen Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Site #3: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Woodmont Country Club: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Victor Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
  • Maplewood Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainNE 47°913 m18.2 mi
West Tiger #1NE 41°891 m18.1 mi
Enumclaw MountainESE 104°849 m16.0 mi
West Tiger #2NE 39°841 m18.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitNE 45°795 m17.3 mi
Taylor MountainENE 57°792 m18.7 mi
Brew HillENE 60°774 m18.9 mi
West Tiger #3NE 38°770 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5415:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447525863686863534641
Precip in5.84.04.43.12.11.70.70.91.54.16.25.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12528016643

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