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Husky Playtime

Husky Playtime from directly overhead

Husky Playtime is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Explorer Voyage, a artwork 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.0 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
bronze
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.65950, -122.31761

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Christie Park: 0.1 mi
  • Building Park: 0.1 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Parrington Lawn: 0.3 mi
  • University Playground: 0.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Tikvah's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Grieg Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Desert: 0.6 mi
  • Cool Tropics: 0.7 mi
  • Tree of Life: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 2.2 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.4 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 58
  • East Green Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Madison Park Beach: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Capitol Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Promontory Point: 3.1 mi
  • First Hill: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.4 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 14
  • Waterwall: 7.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 2.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 124°913 m20.9 mi
West Tiger #1SE 124°891 m19.2 mi
West Tiger #2SE 124°841 m18.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 126°795 m20.2 mi
Taylor MountainSE 126°792 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 124°770 m18.3 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 129°629 m21.5 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 130°619 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12133167484

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