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Vietnam airman statue

Vietnam airman statue from directly overhead

Vietnam airman statue is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tribute wall, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 4.3 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.52016, -122.30136

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Midnight Express: 0.0 mi
  • Air Force One: 0.1 mi
  • Sputnik 1 (engineering model): 0.3 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 0.3 mi
  • Resurs-500 Descent Module: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.5 mi
  • Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.6 mi
  • South Park Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • South Park Meadow: 1.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Long: 4.3 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.3 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 60
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 1.4 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 1.9 mi
  • North Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Mountainside: 1.6 mi
  • Kubota Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Fera Fera Forest: 1.7 mi
  • Tom Kubota Stroll Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Stone Garden: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 53
  • High Point: 3.8 mi
  • First Hill: 5.1 mi
  • First Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter 2: 3.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • North Fork Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Waterwall: 8.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 100°1,004 m23.5 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 99°994.257 m22.7 mi
East Tiger MountainE 97°913 m16.7 mi
West Tiger #1E 94°891 m15.2 mi
West Tiger #2E 93°841 m14.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 99°795 m15.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 103°792 m19.5 mi
Brew HillESE 105°774 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1099978994

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