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Kurt's air guitar

Kurt's air guitar from directly overhead

Kurt's air guitar is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Minot Peak stands 544 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is As you were, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 105 VIC WESTPORT TO JCT SR 101 VIC ABERDEEN passes 1.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates46.98420, -123.80554

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Aberdeen Playfield: 0.2 mi
  • McKinley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Morrison Park: 0.6 mi
  • East Aberdeen Riverfront Walk: 0.6 mi
  • Zelasko Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Peaks: 11
  • Scar Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Prices Peak: 11.9 mi
  • Saddle Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Langley Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Minot Peak: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 0.1 mi
  • Events on Emerson: 3.9 mi
  • World's Largest Oyster: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pocket Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Washaway Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 1.4 mi
  • Butte Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • She's a Butte Falls: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minot PeakESE 109°544 m19.4 mi
Blue MountainSE 124°533 m19.5 mi
Cougar MountainN 7°504 m22.5 mi
Reed HillNNE 25°441 m23.8 mi
Burnt HillN 353°347 m23.8 mi
Scar HillSSE 149°272 m10.3 mi
Prices PeakNE 52°218 m11.9 mi
Snag HillENE 62°201 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2120:2721:15
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5915:3716:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434446495458616260534642
Precip in13.98.69.86.33.52.40.91.52.78.313.713.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7682084133

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