Cornerstones
Cornerstones is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeview Place, a park 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 2.1 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
32 cast glass and stone sidewalk insets each depicting a different micro-organism, such as protozoa, rotifers, algae, diatoms and crustaceans found on Lake Union or on its shores.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 2.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakeview Place: 0.2 mi
- Saint Mark's Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- I-5 Colonnade Park: 0.3 mi
- Eastlake Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Terry Pettus Park: 0.3 mi
- Otemma Glacier: 0.3 mi
- Penny-Farthing Posters: 0.3 mi
- Vessel: 0.4 mi
- Untitled Bird-Bath: 0.5 mi
- Soft Services: 0.5 mi
- Streissguth Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Dahlia garden: 0.6 mi
- Three Car Park: 0.9 mi
- Hollies: 1.3 mi
- Viburnums: 1.3 mi
- Princess Angeline Grave: 0.4 mi
- Bruce and Brandon Lee Graves: 0.5 mi
- 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell: 0.6 mi
- Boeing Centennial: 0.8 mi
- Louisa Boren Plaque: 0.8 mi
- Lotus: 0.5 mi
- Discovery: 0.5 mi
- Duwamish: 0.5 mi
- Swiftsure (LV-83): 0.6 mi
- Twilight: 0.6 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 0.6 mi
- Center for Wooden Boats: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of History and Industry: 0.6 mi
- Gates Foundation Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- Waldo Woods: 4.1 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.4 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.3 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.7 mi
- Bay Street End: 1.8 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 1.8 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 1.9 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 2.1 mi
- Capitol Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.3 mi
- First Hill: 1.7 mi
- Magnolia: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.5 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.6 mi
- Quarters A: 5.4 mi
- Quarters B: 5.5 mi
- West Point Light: 5.5 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Oil House: 17.0 mi
- Waterwall: 7.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.0 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 4.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.0 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.9 mi
- Licton Springs: 4.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cornerstones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 119° | 913 m | 20.3 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 118° | 891 m | 18.6 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 118° | 841 m | 18.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 121° | 795 m | 19.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 121° | 792 m | 23.6 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 122° | 774 m | 24.6 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 118° | 770 m | 17.7 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 125° | 629 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| 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 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770234
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
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