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Seattle Center

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Seattle Center is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is International Fountain, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.2 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q3044487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62227, -122.35181

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
  • Poetry Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Arne Gillam Courtyard: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Counterbalance Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tilikum Place: 0.3 mi
  • Kinnear Place: 0.4 mi
  • Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ward Springs Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Bay Street End: 0.5 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.5 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.6 mi
  • First Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 116°913 m21.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 115°891 m19.3 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 114°841 m18.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 118°795 m20.2 mi
Taylor MountainESE 118°792 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 114°770 m18.5 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 121°629 m21.3 mi
South Tiger MountainESE 122°619 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
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 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/4755066

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