Common Ground
Common Ground is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Points of View, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 0.4 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
imagery rooted in both our ancient heritage and folk traditions (of various persons) is meant to speak to a common humanity. Neither narrative nor hierarchical it is about harmony and balance.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 0.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 0.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Points of View: 0.0 mi
- Justice is Served: Celebrating the People Who Work For a Change: 0.0 mi
- Witness and Dilemma, Levels, Weights and Measures: 0.0 mi
- Points of View: 0.0 mi
- Wings: 0.0 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Presents: 0.1 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.5 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sky View Observatory: 0.1 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 0.2 mi
- Underground Tour: 0.2 mi
- The Seattle Public Library - Central Library: 0.2 mi
- Beneath the Streets: 0.2 mi
- View Park: 0.2 mi
- Prefontaine Place: 0.2 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.3 mi
- Kobe Terrace Park: 0.3 mi
- Occidental Square: 0.3 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.3 mi
- Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial: 0.3 mi
- James R. Ellis: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Ice Arena Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Three Car Park: 1.0 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 1.1 mi
- 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: 6.4 mi
- 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
- First Hill: 0.5 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.2 mi
- Magnolia: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Quarters A: 6.3 mi
- Quarters B: 6.3 mi
- West Point Light: 6.4 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Oil House: 15.1 mi
- 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
- Pigeon Point: 2.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.8 mi
- Licton Springs: 6.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Common Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 114° | 913 m | 19.5 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 113° | 891 m | 17.9 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 112° | 841 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 116° | 795 m | 18.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 117° | 792 m | 22.8 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 118° | 774 m | 23.7 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 112° | 770 m | 17.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 120° | 629 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770133
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 0 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 2 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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