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Landing Zone

Landing Zone from directly overhead

Landing Zone is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Dahlberg Mountain stands 582 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Paine Field Community Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Loop passes 2.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

16-foot diameter flying saucer shaped sculpture / plaza shelter, integrated seating (boulders) and an “X” bench marking the landing zone spot. Humorous take on flight / UFO theme.

The record

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium;concrete;granite
Getting there

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Coordinates47.89087, -122.27685

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paine Field Community Park: 0.0 mi
  • Harbour Pointe Villiage Park: 1.1 mi
  • Play Area: 1.3 mi
  • Fairway Park: 1.6 mi
  • Saratoga Reach/Harbour Highlands Private Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Mukilteo Natural Reserve: 1.7 mi
  • Possession Point State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Glendale Trust Land: 5.8 mi
  • Forgotten Creek Nature Area: 6.5 mi
  • Shelton View Forest: 7.4 mi
Artworks
  • Aumangea: 2.3 mi
  • Paper airplain sculpture 2: 2.5 mi
  • Paper airplane sculpture 1: 2.5 mi
  • Paper airplane sculpture 3: 2.5 mi
  • Paper airplane sculpture 4: 2.5 mi
Attractions
  • AR Workshop Mill Creek: 3.1 mi
  • Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park: 3.3 mi
  • The Washington State Corn Maze: 5.9 mi
  • Efeste Winery: 10.0 mi
  • Darby Winery: 10.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 52
  • Sunset Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Olympic Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Marina Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Dog Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Spring Beach: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 29
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 11
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dahlberg MountainNE 41°582 m22.5 mi
ElwellESE 110°505 m22.8 mi
Iron MountainNE 48°328 m20.8 mi
Platts LookoutESE 113°308 m21.2 mi
Bald HillESE 108°217 m11.9 mi
Union HillSE 139°204 m20.8 mi
Ring HillSE 131°179 m14.9 mi
Devils ButteESE 104°174 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1120:2421:13
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5715:2616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495559646460524540
Precip in3.92.83.62.72.11.90.81.01.73.35.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett Snohomish CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13281291713

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