Skylight Aperture Sundial
Skylight Aperture Sundial is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinetum, a garden 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.1 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Five colored glass discs in the ceiling, held in place by steel brackets, which project colorful spotlights that float through the library as the sun moves across the sky.
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 3.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 3.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 3 mi
- East Portal View · 4 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinetum: 0.2 mi
- Oak Family: 0.3 mi
- Walnut Family: 0.3 mi
- Witt Winter Garden: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.4 mi
- Montlake Playfield: 0.3 mi
- West Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
- East Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
- East Montlake Park: 0.4 mi
- West Montlake Park: 0.5 mi
- Gates: 0.4 mi
- Origin Of The Eagle Clan: 0.4 mi
- Story of North Island (Totem Pole): 0.4 mi
- Union: 0.5 mi
- Rollback Bench: 0.5 mi
- Louisa Boren Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Anna Thomsen Milburn Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Bruce and Brandon Lee Graves: 0.8 mi
- Princess Angeline Grave: 0.9 mi
- Efficiency: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.8 mi
- Reading Room: 1.1 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 1.1 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 1.2 mi
- MV Skansonia: 1.4 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 1.4 mi
- Unity Museum: 1.5 mi
- Center for Wooden Boats: 1.8 mi
- Waldo Woods: 3.5 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.4 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 1.5 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.9 mi
- 6th Avenue West Street End: 3.0 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 3.0 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.7 mi
- First Hill: 2.4 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.5 mi
- Promontory Point: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.0 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.3 mi
- Quarters A: 6.3 mi
- Quarters B: 6.3 mi
- West Point Light: 6.4 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Oil House: 17.8 mi
- Waterwall: 6.1 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.7 mi
- Far Country Falls: 11.6 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 5.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Scatchet Head: 19.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.2 mi
- Licton Springs: 4.4 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skylight Aperture Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 122° | 913 m | 19.6 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 122° | 891 m | 17.9 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 121° | 841 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 124° | 795 m | 18.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 124° | 792 m | 23.0 mi |
| Brew Hill | SE 125° | 774 m | 24.0 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 121° | 770 m | 17.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 128° | 629 m | 20.1 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 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3211770244
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 0 mi
- Seattle/University District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 2 mi
- Seattle · 3 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 3 mi
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