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Foster

Foster from directly overhead

Foster is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverton Park, a park 0.4 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 6.2 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Washington (state)

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Coordinates47.48140, -122.27600

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverton Park: 0.4 mi
  • 57th Avenue South Mini Park: 0.6 mi
  • Codiga Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tukwila Community Center Park: 0.7 mi
  • Macadam Winter Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Seike Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Seattle Rose Society: 1.3 mi
  • Cascadia Cultivars: 1.3 mi
  • Puget Sound Daylily Club: 1.3 mi
  • Elda Behm's Paradise Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 2.6 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 3.4 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 4.1 mi
  • Valley Floor Community Park: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 2.7 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 2.7 mi
  • LEM: 2.7 mi
  • Apollo Command Module 007A: 2.7 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 2.7 mi
Beaches
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 3.4 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 4.3 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 4.3 mi
  • North Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Southwest 98th Street End: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 57
  • High Point: 6.2 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 7.0 mi
  • First Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Long View Peak: 8.5 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
  • Shelter #1: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Far Country Falls: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Waterwall: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 94°1,004 m22.0 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 92°994.257 m21.2 mi
East Tiger MountainE 88°913 m15.4 mi
West Tiger #1E 84°891 m14.1 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE 132°849 m23.8 mi
West Tiger #2E 82°841 m13.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 89°795 m14.3 mi
Taylor MountainE 96°792 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, 3 mi away.

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