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Circle Park

Circle Park from directly overhead

Circle Park is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowen Park, a park 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 5.1 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Ravenna-Cowen
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.67470, -122.30970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cowen Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ravenna-Eckstein Park: 0.3 mi
  • Park Home Circle: 0.4 mi
  • Froula Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ravenna Park Triangle: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 1.1 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 47
  • Promontory Point: 2.6 mi
  • Kite Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.2 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Waterwall: 7.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Licton Springs: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 127°913 m21.2 mi
West Tiger #1SE 127°891 m19.5 mi
West Tiger #2SE 127°841 m19.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 129°795 m20.5 mi
Taylor MountainSE 128°792 m24.6 mi
West Tiger #3SE 127°770 m18.7 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 132°629 m21.9 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 132°619 m22.0 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:5615:2716:21

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard2,148 obs
  • Canada Goose1,587 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1,370 obs
  • American Crow1,246 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,057 obs
  • American Coot1,011 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird988 obs
  • Song Sparrow935 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/914794463

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