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Bubbleator

Bubbleator from directly overhead

Bubbleator is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Redondo Arch: A Gateway Between Land and Sea, a artwork 0.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 8.4 miles off.

About

The story

hydraulic elevator at the 1962 World's Fair

Wikidata Q4982234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates47.34468, -122.32860

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Wooton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sacajawea Park: 0.9 mi
  • Laurelwood Park: 1.2 mi
  • Woodlands at Redondo Creek Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
  • Woodlands at Redondo Creek Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
  • PowellsWood Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Star Lake Rain Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Town Square Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
  • School garden: 2.4 mi
  • English Gardens Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Roy: 1.1 mi
  • Planting A Better Tomorrow 2024: 1.9 mi
  • Honoring Gold Star Families: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Panther Lake Trail: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • Kayak Rentals: 1.9 mi
  • Clock Tower Bell: 2.1 mi
  • Emerald Downs: 4.4 mi
  • Riptide: 4.9 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 4.9 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Bingaman Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Grandview Park: 4.2 mi
  • Auburn Environmental Park: 4.5 mi
  • Hylebos Wetlands: 4.9 mi
  • Green River Natural Resources Area: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 60
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Crow Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sex Cove: 9.4 mi
  • Owen Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 10.1 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Indian Point: 7.9 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Woodmont Country Club: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Victor Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
  • Maplewood Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Bubbleator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainENE 61°913 m20.4 mi
West Tiger #1NE 56°891 m19.8 mi
Enumclaw MountainESE 107°849 m21.2 mi
West Tiger #2NE 55°841 m19.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitENE 60°795 m19.4 mi
West Tiger #3NE 54°770 m19.6 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitENE 65°629 m19.0 mi
South Tiger MountainENE 65°619 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5415:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447525863686863534641
Precip in5.84.04.43.12.11.70.70.91.54.16.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10125200747

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