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Dwelling Places

Dwelling Places from directly overhead

Dwelling Places is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Baboons, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.3 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Globe with figures of a gorilla, a mountain goat, a bear, an elephant, a turtle, and other animals on top.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66627, -122.35102

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Janice Benson Memorial Bible Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Tikvah's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Roosevelt P-Patch: 1.9 mi
  • Circle Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • War Garden Public Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sunset Place: 0.3 mi
  • Cascade Place: 0.3 mi
  • 59th Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Woodland Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Historic Carousel: 0.3 mi
  • MV Skansonia: 1.5 mi
  • Frankie Feetsplinter: 1.9 mi
  • The Ravenna Troll Booth: 2.0 mi
  • Three Brick Monoliths: 2.0 mi
Beaches
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.1 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
  • East Green Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Gilman Avenue West Street End: 2.4 mi
  • West Sheridan Street End: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 2.5 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.6 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.2 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 44
  • Magnolia: 2.3 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 3.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 7.0 mi
  • Shelter #1: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 2.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 123°913 m22.5 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 123°891 m20.8 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 122°841 m20.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 125°795 m21.7 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 122°770 m19.9 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 128°629 m23.0 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 128°619 m23.1 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 128°618 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
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 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770277

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