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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. 50 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
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
Artworks
Gardens
  • 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: 58
  • 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
Peaks: 50
  • 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: 40
  • Shelter #1: 5.1 mi
  • 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
Lighthouses: 22
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
Rest areas: 1

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 MountainESE 118°913 m20.6 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 117°891 m18.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 116°841 m18.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 120°795 m19.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 120°792 m23.8 mi
Brew HillESE 121°774 m24.8 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 116°770 m18.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 123°629 m20.9 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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