- Elevation, modelled
- 141 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Gleason Hill699 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:09local time
- Coordinates
- 47.1254, -122.2935
Sway is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 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.
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- metal
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason Hill | ESE 116° | 699 m | 14.2 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ESE 119° | 600 m | 11.5 mi |
| Wingate Hill | ESE 116° | 588 m | 13.0 mi |
| Spar Pole Hill | SE 127° | 581 m | 8.9 mi |
| Long Hill | E 82° | 456 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 336° | 167 m | 13.6 mi |
| Kelly Hill | WSW 253° | 140 m | 15.2 mi |
| Eastman Hill | WSW 244° | 132 m | 11.5 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 6.9 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 11.2 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 14.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 22 mi
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
- Nathan R. Chapman Memorial Plaque: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Historical Roadway Marker: 4.6 mi
- Jan Wolcott/Ernie Bay Memorial Stone: 4.6 mi
- The Old Tar Pot: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Brown Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Planting Patch - Meet Big Washington: 3.8 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 4.6 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
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: 50
- Fair Museum: 3.8 mi
- Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts: 4.7 mi
- LeMay Collection at Marymount: 6.2 mi
- Fife History Museum: 7.9 mi
- McChord Air Museum Heritage Hill Airpark: 8.9 mi
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
- Keeper's Cottage: 14.3 mi
- Oil House: 14.3 mi
- Boat House: 14.3 mi
- Generator Building: 14.3 mi
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
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
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 12.8 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 16.3 mi
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
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:21 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Puyallup · 3 mi
- South Sound · 6 mi
- Fife · 8 mi
- Tacoma · 11 mi
- Auburn · 13 mi
- Federal Way · 13 mi
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