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EWU Community Garden

EWU Community Garden from directly overhead

EWU Community Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 741 m. Mica Peak stands 1,586 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutton Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN passes 15 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Eastern Washington University
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.48598, -117.59008
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sutton Park: 0.2 mi
  • Moos Field: 0.3 mi
  • Cheney Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
  • Salnave Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Juggling Act: 0.6 mi
  • Cannon Hill Lily: 13.1 mi
  • Fosseen Lantern: 13.1 mi
  • Tsutakawa Pagoda: 13.2 mi
  • Mysterious Bicycle: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Prosser Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Wrights Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Needham Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Riddle Hill: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 19
  • Anna Dvorak's Tree: 0.5 mi
  • BiMart Arena - Cheney Rodeo: 2.9 mi
  • Douglas C-47B Skytrain: 10.6 mi
  • Republic F-105B Thunderchief: 10.6 mi
  • Cessna T-37B Tweet: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 13
  • Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 4.2 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 18.6 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 18.8 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 6
  • Big Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Box Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 18.2 mi
  • well 2520: 18.7 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mystic Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica PeakENE 76°1,586 m24.5 mi
Tower MountainENE 61°1,114 m15.5 mi
Krell HillENE 65°1,110 m15.1 mi
Rocks of SharonENE 66°1,053 m15.5 mi
Gelbert MountainESE 117°1,037 m24.0 mi
Browne MountainENE 57°950 m14.5 mi
Lookout MountainN 9°948 m22.9 mi
Hanning ButteWNW 297°927 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:03
June solstice04:5420:0420:52
September equinox06:3818:0918:50
December solstice07:3615:1016:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138445257646355443428
Precip in2.21.72.11.51.71.30.30.40.51.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane 17 SSW, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Redstem Stork's-bill14 obs
  • common alkanet14 obs
  • Balkan toadflax14 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird13 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck12 obs
  • House Sparrow12 obs
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot12 obs
  • Western Honey Bee12 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/1360770309

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