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LEW Floor

LEW Floor from directly overhead

LEW Floor is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Seattle Public Library - Central Library, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 0.4 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A tongue-and-groove 7200 square maple floor which appears as a sea of wooden type. Each length of board is routed with one or more lines of text. The floor includes 556 lines of text, in reverse, in eleven languages and alphabets, and consists of the fi

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60669, -122.33260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.4 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.5 mi
  • South Holgate Street End: 1.5 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 50
  • First Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 114°913 m19.7 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 113°891 m18.1 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 113°841 m17.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 116°795 m18.9 mi
Taylor MountainESE 117°792 m23.0 mi
Brew HillESE 118°774 m23.9 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 112°770 m17.3 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 120°629 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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 °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3403448578

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