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The Owl

The Owl from directly overhead

The Owl is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Minot Peak stands 544 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Illumination, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 105 VIC WESTPORT TO JCT SR 101 VIC ABERDEEN passes 0.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates46.97541, -123.81771

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Zelasko Park: 0.3 mi
  • Franklin Field: 0.3 mi
  • McKinley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sam Benn Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • East Aberdeen Riverfront Walk: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Peaks: 11
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 0.7 mi
  • Events on Emerson: 3.3 mi
  • World's Largest Oyster: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pocket Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Washaway Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 1.4 mi
  • Butte Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • She's a Butte Falls: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minot PeakESE 107°544 m19.7 mi
Blue MountainESE 122°533 m19.7 mi
Cougar MountainN 8°504 m23.1 mi
Reed HillNNE 26°441 m24.6 mi
Burnt HillN 355°347 m24.3 mi
Scar HillSE 144°272 m10.1 mi
Prices PeakNE 52°218 m12.7 mi
Snag HillENE 61°201 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2120:2721:15
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5915:3816:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434446495458616260534642
Precip in13.98.69.86.33.52.40.91.52.78.313.713.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12430127929

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