The Fin Project: From Swords into Plowshares
The Fin Project: From Swords into Plowshares is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak stands 994 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Shelter 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 5.4 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Sculptural Installation of 22 diving plane fins from decommissioned U.S. Navy attack submarines, in an arrangement suggesting an orca pod or a school of salmon.
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
- 6.1 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 6.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 6.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 7 mi
- East Portal View · 7 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- NOAA Bridges: 0.3 mi
- A Sound Garden: 0.3 mi
- Straight Shot: 0.4 mi
- Straight Shot: 0.4 mi
- Berth Haven: 0.4 mi
- Magnuson Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Nutmeg: 1.0 mi
- Treuman Katz Sculpture Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wedgwood Demonstration Garden: 2.5 mi
- Waverly Beach Park: 1.4 mi
- Windermere Park: 1.5 mi
- University Circle: 1.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Avenue West Street End Park: 1.6 mi
- Kirkland Heritage Society: 1.8 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 3.3 mi
- Unity Museum: 3.4 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 4.7 mi
- Plaza of Kirkland Champions: 1.9 mi
- Lake City Living Memorial Triangle: 3.0 mi
- Gardeners' Vista: 3.1 mi
- Charles Cowen Park Gate: 3.2 mi
- WWI Memorial: 3.2 mi
- The Ravenna Troll Booth: 3.0 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 3.2 mi
- Reading Room: 3.4 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 3.4 mi
- MV Skansonia: 4.2 mi
- Waldo Woods: 3.1 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- South Woods Park: 4.7 mi
- Matthews Beach: 1.6 mi
- Road End Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake City Beach Park: 3.3 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
- Kite Hill: 0.1 mi
- Promontory Point: 0.6 mi
- Capitol Hill: 4.8 mi
- Norway Hill: 5.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.3 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.6 mi
- Shelter #1: 8.1 mi
- Waterwall: 5.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.3 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.9 mi
- Quarters A: 8.8 mi
- Quarters B: 8.8 mi
- West Point Light: 8.9 mi
- Ladder Storage: 18.6 mi
- Oil House: 18.6 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 9.2 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Scatchet Head: 18.0 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.7 mi
- Licton Springs: 4.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fin Project: From Swords into Plowshares. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | SE 126° | 994.257 m | 24.7 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 134° | 913 m | 19.3 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 134° | 891 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | SE 134° | 841 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 136° | 795 m | 18.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 134° | 792 m | 22.7 mi |
| Brew Hill | SE 134° | 774 m | 23.7 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | SE 134° | 770 m | 16.7 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 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:27 | 16:20 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/333879940
Day trips start here
- Kirkland · 3 mi
- Seattle/University District · 3 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 4 mi
- Seattle/North · 4 mi
- Bellevue · 5 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 5 mi
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