Water Lily
Water Lily is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Square Fiori, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.5 miles off.
Mural installed on Utility Junction box as a part of City of Bellevue's Utility Box Wraps art initiative.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
- 5.6 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 6.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 4 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 5 mi
- Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goddard Park: 0.3 mi
- Bellevue Downtown Park: 0.4 mi
- Georgia Zumdieck Park: 0.6 mi
- Meydenbauer Bay Park: 0.6 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Lest We Forget: 0.3 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.4 mi
- Ostbo Boiler House: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Benches: 2.8 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 3.5 mi
- KidsQuest Children's Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kirkland Heritage Society: 4.1 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 5.1 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 5.3 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 5.8 mi
- Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 0.4 mi
- Yao Garden: 1.3 mi
- Overlake Park Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.5 mi
- Camellia Family: 4.4 mi
- The Ravine Experience: 1.4 mi
- Microsoft Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- Microsoft Logo: 3.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.5 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 5.6 mi
- First Hill: 3.0 mi
- Promontory Point: 4.6 mi
- Kite Hill: 5.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 5.0 mi
- Capitol Hill: 5.3 mi
- Coal Creek Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- City of Bellevue Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Evans Creek Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- Waldo Woods: 7.2 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- Calkins Point: 2.0 mi
- Road End Beach: 2.5 mi
- Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 3.3 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.2 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.0 mi
- Waterwall: 1.2 mi
- North Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
- Far Country Falls: 7.5 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 8.0 mi
- Quarters A: 11.3 mi
- Quarters B: 11.3 mi
- West Point Light: 11.3 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Oil House: 17.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 8.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 18.5 mi
- World Wall: 22.4 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.0 mi
- Licton Springs: 8.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 24.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Water Lily. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Peak | ESE 106° | 1,404 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blowdown Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,400 m | 23.3 mi |
| Crater Lake Peak | ESE 107° | 1,326 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ | ESE 109° | 1,254 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | ESE 121° | 1,004 m | 21.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 120° | 994.257 m | 20.5 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 127° | 913 m | 14.9 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 127° | 891 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:27 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13238424479
Day trips start here
- Bellevue · 1 mi
- Mercer Island · 4 mi
- Kirkland · 5 mi
- Redmond · 5 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 5 mi
- Seattle/South · 5 mi
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