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House Post

House Post from directly overhead

House Post is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is High Mountain Companions, a artwork 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 0.3 miles off.

A house post by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe honoring ancestral traditions and the vital significance of the salmon to Pacific Northwest Salish peoples.

What the record says

Material
wood

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66848, -122.12328

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Albert Anderson Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Microsoft Product Walk of Fame: 1.8 mi
  • Red Brick Road, 1913: 2.1 mi
  • Plaza of Kirkland Champions: 4.0 mi
  • Siedel Creek Dam Ruins: 4.5 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 4.6 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area (King County): 7.6 mi
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 8.1 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Kite Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Promontory Point: 6.1 mi
  • Union Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Norway Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Ring Hill: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.3 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Waterwall: 4.8 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of House Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 119°1,459 m22.8 mi
Dixie PeakESE 118°1,404 m21.6 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 120°1,400 m21.4 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 119°1,326 m21.1 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 122°1,254 m21.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 134°1,004 m20.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 134°994.257 m19.7 mi
East Tiger MountainSSE 147°913 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2321:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12162601865

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