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Windvane Kiosk

Windvane Kiosk from directly overhead

Windvane Kiosk is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spray Invaders, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 4.6 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.46693, -122.33941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Town Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dottie Harper Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Annex: 0.4 mi
  • Lakeview Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Burien Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Elda Behm's Paradise Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Puget Sound Daylily Club: 1.9 mi
  • Cascadia Cultivars: 1.9 mi
  • Seattle Rose Society: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • Valley Floor Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 5.2 mi
  • Grandview Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 4.0 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 4.0 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 4.1 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 4.1 mi
  • LEM: 4.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 55
  • High Point: 5.3 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.6 mi
  • First Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Point: 9.7 mi
  • First Hill: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Far Country Falls: 10.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Waterwall: 12.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 91°1,004 m24.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 90°994.257 m24.2 mi
East Tiger MountainE 85°913 m18.4 mi
West Tiger #1E 81°891 m17.2 mi
West Tiger #2E 80°841 m16.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 86°795 m17.3 mi
Taylor MountainE 92°792 m20.8 mi
Brew HillE 94°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 solstice07:5515:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9556601761

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