Periscope Tree
Periscope Tree is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheryl Chow Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.4 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Sculpture is in the form of a hydra-headed tree that includes a periscope that allows for a 360 degree view.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 3.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 3.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 3.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 1 mi
- Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cheryl Chow Park: 0.1 mi
- Hunter Boulevard: 0.2 mi
- Lake People (Xacua'bs) Park: 0.3 mi
- Horton Hill Corridor: 0.3 mi
- York Playground: 0.3 mi
- The Unity and Oneness of all: 0.4 mi
- Earth Story: 0.6 mi
- Clock Tower: 0.6 mi
- Bottle Cap Children: 0.6 mi
- A Place Called Home: 0.7 mi
- Sick's Stadium Home Plate: 0.9 mi
- Anthony Q. Harris Memorial Bench: 1.1 mi
- Homer M. Hadley: 1.4 mi
- Rhodes Holocaust Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Frink Park Caretaker's House: 2.1 mi
- Green Plate Special Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Bradner Gardens Park: 1.3 mi
- César Chávez Demonstration Garden: 1.4 mi
- Snoqualmie P-Patch: 1.5 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 1.5 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 2.3 mi
- Georgetown Steam Plant: 2.3 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 2.6 mi
- Connections Musuem: 2.6 mi
- Comedy Underground: 3.1 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Square: 3.1 mi
- Underground Tour: 3.2 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.2 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Camp Long: 4.2 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.4 mi
- Coal Creek Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 0.9 mi
- North Beach: 1.7 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 2.9 mi
- 8th Avenue South Street End: 2.9 mi
- Pritchard Island Beach: 3.0 mi
- First Hill: 2.3 mi
- First Hill: 3.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 3.5 mi
- Capitol Hill: 4.3 mi
- High Point: 4.7 mi
- Shelter #1: 0.5 mi
- Shelter 2: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.1 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.2 mi
- Quarters A: 9.4 mi
- Quarters B: 9.4 mi
- West Point Light: 9.4 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Oil House: 13.2 mi
- Waterwall: 5.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 7.6 mi
- Far Country Falls: 8.1 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 9.0 mi
- Pigeon Point: 3.4 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 7.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 9.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Periscope Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | ESE 109° | 1,004 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 108° | 994.257 m | 22.8 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 109° | 913 m | 16.8 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 107° | 891 m | 15.2 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 107° | 841 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 111° | 795 m | 15.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 113° | 792 m | 19.9 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 115° | 774 m | 20.9 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 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 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 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770072
Day trips start here
- Seattle/South · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 2 mi
- Mercer Island · 3 mi
- Seattle · 3 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 3 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 4 mi
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