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Coming Home

Coming Home from directly overhead

Coming Home is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Break, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.5 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1995

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66227, -122.29846

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Ravenna Woods: 0.2 mi
  • Ravenna Park Triangle: 0.5 mi
  • The Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Denny Yard: 0.6 mi
  • Park Home Circle: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 2.1 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 2.8 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.3 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 49
  • Promontory Point: 2.2 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Kite Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
  • Shelter #1: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 16
  • Waterwall: 6.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 126°913 m20.3 mi
West Tiger #1SE 126°891 m18.6 mi
West Tiger #2SE 126°841 m18.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 128°795 m19.6 mi
Taylor MountainSE 127°792 m23.7 mi
Brew HillSE 128°774 m24.7 mi
West Tiger #3SE 126°770 m17.7 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 131°629 m21.0 mi

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 solstice07:5615:2716:21

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3825569858

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