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The Flock

The Flock from directly overhead

The Flock is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Island Sentinel, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.57830, -122.21326

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Fruitland Landing: 0.3 mi
  • Upper Luther Burbank Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clise Park: 0.7 mi
  • Enatai Beach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chesterfield Beach Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • First Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.3 mi
  • First Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 5.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Yao Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Bradner Gardens Park: 3.9 mi
  • Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Green Plate Special Community Garden: 4.1 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 5.2 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.5 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 6.6 mi
  • Camp Long: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 0.7 mi
  • Calkins Point: 1.4 mi
  • North Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Baker Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Area C: 0.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 1.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 2.7 mi
  • Shelter #1: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Waterwall: 2.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 6.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of The Flock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixie PeakE 99°1,404 m23.6 mi
Blowdown MountainE 101°1,400 m23.2 mi
Crater Lake PeakE 100°1,326 m22.9 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 102°1,254 m22.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 113°1,004 m20.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 112°994.257 m19.8 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 116°913 m13.9 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 115°891 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4911776235

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