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Common Threads: Community Patterns

Common Threads: Community Patterns from directly overhead

Common Threads: Community Patterns is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak stands 994 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberto Maestas, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.8 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates47.57933, -122.31203

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • McClellan Place: 0.0 mi
  • Stevens Place: 0.2 mi
  • 12th Avenue South Viewpoint: 0.3 mi
  • Martin Luther King Junior Civil Rights Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Seattle Children's Playgarden: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.1 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.2 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 53
  • First Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.6 mi
  • First Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 1.8 mi
  • Shelter 2: 3.5 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 6.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 108°994.257 m24.1 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 110°913 m18.1 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 108°891 m16.5 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 108°841 m16.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 112°795 m17.2 mi
Taylor MountainESE 114°792 m21.3 mi
Brew HillESE 115°774 m22.2 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 107°770 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12099729132

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