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Rachel the Piggy Bank

Rachel the Piggy Bank from directly overhead

Rachel the Piggy Bank is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Market Clock, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 0.4 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Pike Place Market mascot

What the record says

Built
1986

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60863, -122.34061

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Public Market Clock: 0.0 mi
  • Sanitary Market Building: 0.1 mi
  • Pike Place Market: 0.1 mi
  • The Carousel: 0.2 mi
  • Wings over Washington: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.0 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.2 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.3 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 49
  • First Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.5 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 114°913 m20.1 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 113°891 m18.5 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 112°841 m18.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 116°795 m19.3 mi
Taylor MountainESE 117°792 m23.4 mi
Brew HillESE 118°774 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 112°770 m17.6 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 120°629 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3559896932

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