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Making Memories

Making Memories from directly overhead

Making Memories is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Scar Hill stands 272 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is North End Grand Canal Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH passes 2.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1998

How to reach it

Coordinates47.00760, -124.16272

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North End Grand Canal Park: 0.2 mi
  • Milo Schneider Park: 0.4 mi
  • Poly Park: 0.5 mi
  • Limpet Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ocean Shores Rest Area: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Sunset Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Pocket Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Washaway Beach: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Events on Emerson: 13.1 mi
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scar HillESE 115°272 m24.5 mi
Macafee HillNNE 19°199 m20.9 mi
Saddle HillNNE 32°88 m4.3 mi
Garfield Gas MoundNNW 344°81 m24.9 mi
Langley HillNNE 16°75 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2220:2921:16
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice08:0015:3916:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434446495357606159534642
Precip in10.96.77.75.43.02.00.81.32.56.911.010.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hoquiam Bowerman AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5132674857

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