Sand Dragon
Sand Dragon is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Donnie Chin International Children’s Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.3 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A dragon made almost entirely of light silicon bronze; undulating form culminates with contrasting brightness of stainless steel eyes, edges are rounded and sculpture is filled with sand to absorb heat from metal on hot days.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 0.7 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 0.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Donnie Chin International Children’s Park: 0.0 mi
- Hing Hay Park: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Place: 0.2 mi
- Kobe Terrace Park: 0.3 mi
- Yesler Terrace Park: 0.3 mi
- Sun Yat-sen statue: 0.0 mi
- Wellspring: 0.1 mi
- Chinese Grand Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Untitled: 0.1 mi
- Heaven, Man, Earth: 0.2 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 0.1 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 0.4 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Site of Launching of USS Nebraska: 0.6 mi
- Site of Skinner & Eddy Shipyard: 0.6 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.7 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 0.5 mi
- Comedy Underground: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.6 mi
- Underground Tour: 0.6 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 0.5 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.9 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 1.0 mi
- César Chávez Demonstration Garden: 1.3 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.3 mi
- Camp Long: 3.6 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.9 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Waldo Woods: 6.5 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.7 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 1.2 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 1.9 mi
- Bay Street End: 2.1 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.2 mi
- First Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.3 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.8 mi
- First Hill: 4.0 mi
- Shelter #1: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.6 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.6 mi
- Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
- Quarters A: 6.9 mi
- Quarters B: 6.9 mi
- West Point Light: 6.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Oil House: 14.6 mi
- Waterwall: 6.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 9.8 mi
- Far Country Falls: 10.5 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 11.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.4 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.2 mi
- Licton Springs: 7.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Dragon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 113° | 913 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 111° | 891 m | 17.4 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 111° | 841 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 115° | 795 m | 18.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 116° | 792 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 117° | 774 m | 23.3 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 111° | 770 m | 16.6 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 119° | 629 m | 19.3 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211778626
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 0 mi
- Seattle · 1 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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