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Sway

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Sway is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Gleason Hill stands 699 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meridian Habitat Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 6.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.12542, -122.29348

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meridian Habitat Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Hill Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Heritage Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
  • Emerald Glen Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lexington Heights Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • 4-H: 3.7 mi
  • Draft Horses: 3.7 mi
  • 4-H Horses: 3.7 mi
  • 4-H Horses: 3.7 mi
  • Pigeons, Rabbits & Jr. Poultry: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Silver Creek Riparian Zone: 3.9 mi
  • Naches Trail Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Nature Reserve / Flood Control Area: 6.0 mi
  • Clover Creek Reserve: 6.1 mi
  • Parkland Prairie Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
Artworks
  • Unconditional: 4.4 mi
  • Eroded Sphere: 4.4 mi
  • Renovation: 4.4 mi
  • Earthsound: 4.4 mi
  • Rise: 4.5 mi
Peaks
  • Spar Pole Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Porter Hills: 10.3 mi
  • Briggs Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Westcott Hills: 10.4 mi
  • Cheek Hill: 10.6 mi
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 25
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Point: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 17
  • South Beach: 7.2 mi
  • North Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sex Cove: 8.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 13.2 mi
  • South Beach: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Victor Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Sway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gleason HillESE 116°699 m14.2 mi
Brooks HillESE 119°600 m11.5 mi
Wingate HillESE 116°588 m13.0 mi
Spar Pole HillSE 127°581 m8.9 mi
Long HillE 82°456 m14.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 336°167 m13.6 mi
Kelly HillWSW 253°140 m15.2 mi
Eastman HillWSW 244°132 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1420:2121:09
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5315:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485459646559504339
Precip in6.14.34.83.93.02.30.90.91.84.17.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12918118020

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