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Two Thunderbirds

Two Thunderbirds from directly overhead

Two Thunderbirds is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Spoke, a artwork 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
red cedar
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.66168, -122.10284

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Parks
  • Bear Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Woodbridge Swing Park: 0.8 mi
  • Woodbridge Private Park: 0.8 mi
  • Southeast Redmond Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sportsman Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 1.2 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 3.6 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area (King County): 6.8 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area: 7.3 mi
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Union Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Ring Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Kite Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Novelty Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Promontory Point: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 31
  • Waterwall: 5.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.8 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.5 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Two Thunderbirds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 119°1,459 m21.7 mi
Green MountainESE 116°1,431 m22.4 mi
Dixie PeakESE 118°1,404 m20.5 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 120°1,400 m20.3 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 119°1,326 m20.0 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 122°1,254 m20.0 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 135°1,004 m19.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 135°994.257 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10855390107

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