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Pioneer Square Habitat Beach

Pioneer Square Habitat Beach from directly overhead

Pioneer Square Habitat Beach is a beach in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Street Boat Landing, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO VASHON runs past it. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

urban beach in Seattle, Washington, U.S

Wikidata Q120429811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2023-07-01
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.60114, -122.33674

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.4 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.3 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 56
  • South Holgate Street End: 1.1 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.5 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.6 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 49
  • First Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 113°913 m19.8 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 112°891 m18.1 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 111°841 m17.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 115°795 m18.9 mi
Taylor MountainESE 116°792 m23.0 mi
Brew HillESE 117°774 m23.9 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 111°770 m17.3 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 119°629 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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, 4 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 7.66 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay, WA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1189020987

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