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1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell

1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell from directly overhead

1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of History and Industry, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.7 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A metal bell inscribed Seattle, Centennial Bell Foundry

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62750, -122.33706

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Parks
  • Waterway 5 Park: 0.1 mi
  • Eastlake Triangle: 0.4 mi
  • Bellevue Place: 0.4 mi
  • Cascade Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Lakeview Place: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Three Car Park: 0.8 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Streissguth Gardens: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.2 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.3 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.3 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 57
Peaks: 45
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • First Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.9 mi
  • Shelter 2: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE913 m20.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE795 m19.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE792 m23.8 mi
Brew HillESE774 m24.8 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE629 m20.9 mi
South Tiger MountainESE619 m21.0 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakESE618 m16.0 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakESE608 m15.5 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 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4505705089

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