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Codes & Protocol

Codes & Protocol from directly overhead

Codes & Protocol is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 0.4 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The handles for the police lobby make use of the tooled leather basket weave pattern seen in larger scale on the walls of the lobby.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60439, -122.32953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.6 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.8 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.9 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 6.0 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.4 mi
  • South Holgate Street End: 1.4 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.7 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 50
  • First Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 114°913 m19.5 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 113°891 m17.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 112°841 m17.4 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 116°795 m18.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 117°792 m22.8 mi
Brew HillESE 118°774 m23.7 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 112°770 m17.1 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 120°629 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770136

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