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The Unified Playing Field Theory

The Unified Playing Field Theory from directly overhead

The Unified Playing Field Theory is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Park Playground, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 3.3 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A gateway of painted steel atop brick bases leads to a sidewalk with bronze inlays depicting the days of the year and the alphabet, all of which forms a game devised by the artist. The inlays lead inside the center, where they are set in colored concrete

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Coordinates47.52817, -122.32305

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park Playground: 0.0 mi
  • Dallas Avenue South Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Duwamish Waterway Park: 0.3 mi
  • South Park Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 60
Museums
Attractions
  • Midnight Express: 1.1 mi
  • Air Force One: 1.2 mi
  • Sputnik 1 (engineering model): 1.4 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 1.4 mi
  • Resurs-500 Descent Module: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.2 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.4 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.9 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 5.5 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 51
  • High Point: 2.7 mi
  • First Hill: 5.4 mi
  • First Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 3.4 mi
  • Shelter #1: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 3.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 8.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Licton Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 101°1,004 m24.6 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 100°994.257 m23.8 mi
East Tiger MountainE 99°913 m17.7 mi
West Tiger #1E 96°891 m16.3 mi
West Tiger #2E 95°841 m15.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 100°795 m16.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 104°792 m20.6 mi
Brew HillESE 106°774 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
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, 1 mi away.

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Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211765142

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