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The Children

The Children from directly overhead

The Children is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ stands 1,254 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Memories, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 4.7 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

3 life-size children; black, white and Asian sitting on a bench reading.

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Coordinates47.52160, -122.27127

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Detective Cookie Chess Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rainier Beach Pickleball Courts: 0.2 mi
  • Rainier Beach Playfield: 0.2 mi
  • Park Drive South Street End: 0.5 mi
  • Fletcher Place: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Fera Fera Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Mountainside: 0.6 mi
  • Tom Kubota Stroll Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Maple Woods: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 5.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 5.6 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 59
  • First Hill: 4.4 mi
  • High Point: 5.1 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 6.1 mi
  • First Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter 2: 2.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • North Fork Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Waterwall: 7.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E 92°1,254 m24.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 101°1,004 m22.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 100°994.257 m21.3 mi
East Tiger MountainE 98°913 m15.3 mi
West Tiger #1E 95°891 m13.8 mi
West Tiger #2E 94°841 m13.4 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 100°795 m14.3 mi
Taylor MountainESE 105°792 m18.2 mi
Conditions

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211765137

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