Firefighter Silhouettes
Firefighter Silhouettes is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is University Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The fire station tower’s window openings are inset with aluminum silhouettes of firefighters on movable tracks that can be moved out of sight.
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 4.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 4.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 4.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 4 mi
- East Portal View · 5 mi
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- University Playground: 0.1 mi
- Building Park: 0.4 mi
- Christie Park: 0.4 mi
- Northeast 60th Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Cowen Park: 0.5 mi
- Sasquatch Pushing Over a House: 0.1 mi
- Sparky: 0.2 mi
- Stereotype: 0.2 mi
- Hammered Man: 0.3 mi
- Untitled #961: 0.3 mi
- Unity Museum: 0.3 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 0.4 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 2.7 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Charles Cowen Park Gate: 0.5 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.5 mi
- International Peace Grove: 0.6 mi
- Medal of Honor: 0.6 mi
- The Ravenna Troll Booth: 0.5 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 0.7 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 0.7 mi
- Reading Room: 0.8 mi
- MV Skansonia: 1.0 mi
- Circle Park: 0.7 mi
- Grieg Garden: 0.8 mi
- Tikvah's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Desert: 1.0 mi
- Cool Tropics: 1.0 mi
- Waldo Woods: 1.8 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
- West Green Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
- 6th Avenue West Street End: 2.4 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.5 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.9 mi
- Promontory Point: 3.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kite Hill: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.7 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.9 mi
- Shelter #1: 7.1 mi
- Quarters A: 5.5 mi
- Quarters B: 5.5 mi
- West Point Light: 5.5 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Oil House: 19.3 mi
- Waterwall: 7.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 12.4 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 14.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Pigeon Point: 6.8 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 17.9 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 0.8 mi
- Licton Springs: 2.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firefighter Silhouettes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 125° | 913 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 125° | 891 m | 19.4 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | SE 125° | 841 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 127° | 795 m | 20.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 126° | 792 m | 24.5 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | SE 125° | 770 m | 18.5 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 130° | 629 m | 21.7 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | SE 130° | 619 m | 21.8 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770272
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Fremont · 1 mi
- Seattle/University District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Ballard · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 2 mi
- Seattle/North · 3 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 3 mi
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