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August Wilson Memorial

August Wilson Memorial from directly overhead

August Wilson Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Två Enhörning, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.3 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Oversized recreation of a door containing a timeline of August Wilson's life

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62333, -122.35395

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Poetry Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Arne Gillam Courtyard: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Counterbalance Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kinnear Place: 0.3 mi
  • Ward Springs Park: 0.4 mi
  • Franklin Place: 0.4 mi
  • Highland Place: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.5 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.5 mi
  • Bay Street End: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.6 mi
  • First Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.4 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 116°913 m21.1 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 115°891 m19.5 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 115°841 m18.9 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 118°795 m20.3 mi
Taylor MountainESE 118°792 m24.4 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 114°770 m18.6 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 121°629 m21.5 mi
South Tiger MountainESE 122°619 m21.5 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 °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3581824093

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