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Waterway 15

Waterway 15 from directly overhead

Waterway 15 is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.6 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Artist integrated the history of north Lake Union from Native American times to the present into a narrative which is woven through this street end park.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65357, -122.32459

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
  • Tikvah's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Desert: 0.7 mi
  • Cool Tropics: 0.7 mi
  • Warm Tropics: 0.7 mi
  • Tree of Life: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 2.6 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.5 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.6 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 58
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.8 mi
  • East Green Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.9 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Madison Park Beach: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.6 mi
  • First Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.4 mi
  • Shelter #1: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waterwall: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Licton Springs: 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterway 15. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 123°913 m21.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 122°891 m19.3 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 122°841 m18.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 125°795 m20.2 mi
Taylor MountainSE 124°792 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 122°770 m18.4 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 128°629 m21.5 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 128°619 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770154

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