Judge Thomas Burke
Judge Thomas Burke is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 2.1 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Granite column memorial bears Judge Burke's profile in bronze. The rest of the memorial concentrates on symbolic references to his career. It is flanked by two classical heroic figures: justice and a Greco-Roman Indian.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 2.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Sun: 0.0 mi
- Untitled Bird-Bath: 0.1 mi
- Soft Services: 0.2 mi
- William H. Seward: 0.2 mi
- Homage in Green: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Center for Wooden Boats: 1.0 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 1.0 mi
- Museum of History and Industry: 1.0 mi
- Discovery Portal: 1.3 mi
- Volunteer Park: 0.1 mi
- Saint Mark's Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Louisa Boren Park: 0.4 mi
- Broadway Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Lakeview Place: 0.5 mi
- Dahlia garden: 0.1 mi
- Streissguth Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Hollies: 0.8 mi
- Three Car Park: 0.9 mi
- Viburnums: 0.9 mi
- Princess Angeline Grave: 0.3 mi
- Bruce and Brandon Lee Graves: 0.3 mi
- Louisa Boren Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Ginkgo biloba: 0.9 mi
- Anna Thomsen Milburn Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Lotus: 1.0 mi
- Discovery: 1.0 mi
- Twilight: 1.0 mi
- Duwamish: 1.0 mi
- Waldo Woods: 4.2 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.4 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.5 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.1 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 1.6 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 1.9 mi
- Bay Street End: 2.2 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 2.2 mi
- Capitol Hill: 0.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 0.9 mi
- First Hill: 1.5 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.8 mi
- Magnolia: 3.9 mi
- Shelter #1: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
- Quarters A: 6.0 mi
- Quarters B: 6.0 mi
- West Point Light: 6.0 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Oil House: 16.9 mi
- Waterwall: 6.5 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.7 mi
- Far Country Falls: 11.5 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 4.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.3 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.0 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Judge Thomas Burke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 119° | 913 m | 19.7 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 119° | 891 m | 18.0 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 118° | 841 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 122° | 795 m | 18.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 121° | 792 m | 23.0 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 122° | 774 m | 24.0 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 118° | 770 m | 17.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 125° | 629 m | 20.2 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3211770226
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
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