Gas Works Memorial Sundial
Gas Works Memorial Sundial is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Concrete Train Trestles, a artwork 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 2.9 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Large sculptural relief of concrete, brick, inlaid and cast bronze and numerous found objects. The viewer's body determines the time of day.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.0 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 3.0 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 3.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 4 mi
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Concrete Train Trestles: 0.1 mi
- Wallingford Steps: 0.1 mi
- Dewdrops: 0.2 mi
- Reclaimed: 0.3 mi
- Sri Chinmoy Statue: 0.6 mi
- Wallingford Steps: 0.1 mi
- Waterway 21: 0.2 mi
- Carr Park: 0.3 mi
- Waterway 22: 0.3 mi
- Waterway 18 Park: 0.4 mi
- Boeing Centennial: 0.4 mi
- Berlin Wall Fragment: 0.6 mi
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes: 1.1 mi
- 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell: 1.2 mi
- Bruce and Brandon Lee Graves: 1.2 mi
- MV Skansonia: 0.7 mi
- Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 1.2 mi
- Virginia V: 1.2 mi
- Swiftsure (LV-83): 1.2 mi
- Arthur Foss: 1.2 mi
- Streissguth Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Tikvah's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Desert: 1.3 mi
- Warm Tropics: 1.3 mi
- Cool Tropics: 1.3 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 1.2 mi
- Museum of History and Industry: 1.2 mi
- Center for Wooden Boats: 1.3 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Waldo Woods: 3.3 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Pipers Creek Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.2 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.2 mi
- 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.4 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 2.1 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 2.2 mi
- Bay Street End: 2.2 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.3 mi
- First Hill: 2.7 mi
- Magnolia: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.4 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.5 mi
- Quarters A: 4.7 mi
- Quarters B: 4.7 mi
- West Point Light: 4.8 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Oil House: 17.9 mi
- Waterwall: 7.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.0 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Doughty Falls: 13.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Pigeon Point: 5.2 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 19.0 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.4 mi
- Licton Springs: 3.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gas Works Memorial Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 121° | 913 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 120° | 891 m | 19.4 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 120° | 841 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 123° | 795 m | 20.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 122° | 792 m | 24.5 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 120° | 770 m | 18.6 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 126° | 629 m | 21.6 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | SE 126° | 619 m | 21.7 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 | 21:12 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/31096103
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Fremont · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/University District · 2 mi
- Seattle · 3 mi
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