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Sherwood Gillespie

Sherwood Gillespie from directly overhead

Sherwood Gillespie is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Plynth and Pylon from the Project Vista, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.6 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A four-foot granite pedestal flanked on each side by small bronze drinking fountains and topped by a small bronze statue of a golfer, the bowls of the drinking fountains are encircled by bronze fish.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.56702, -122.30740

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • View Point Park: 0.5 mi
  • Maple Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Park: 0.5 mi
  • York Park: 0.6 mi
  • Stevens Place: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.3 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.2 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 6.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 55
  • First Hill: 2.9 mi
  • First Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.5 mi
  • High Point: 3.8 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 1.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 2.9 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 6.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 108°1,004 m24.6 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 107°994.257 m23.7 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 108°913 m17.7 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 106°891 m16.1 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 105°841 m15.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 110°795 m16.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 112°792 m20.8 mi
Brew HillESE 113°774 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770071

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