Birthplace of Seattle
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Birthplace of Seattle is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Log House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 1.1 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Birthplace of Seattle Monument is a granite obelisk on Seattle's Alki Point, in the U.S. state of Washington. Erected in 1905, the monument marks the site where the Denny Party landed in 1851.
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Dates from 1905.
Wikidata Q116846165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.0 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.9 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 5 mi
- South Beach Drive Road End · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Log House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Coast Guard Museum Northwest: 3.6 mi
- Seattle Art Museum: 4.0 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 4.1 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 4.1 mi
- Little Liberty: 0.1 mi
- Bronze Plaques and Medallion: 0.2 mi
- Sentinels of the Sound: 0.2 mi
- Whale's Tail: 0.3 mi
- Bronze Imbeds: 0.5 mi
- Alki Playground: 0.3 mi
- Charles Richey Senior Viewpoint: 0.4 mi
- Cormorant Cove: 0.5 mi
- Andover Place: 0.7 mi
- Nantes Park: 0.8 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 0.6 mi
- Camp Long: 2.3 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.7 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 4.2 mi
- Blake Island Marine State Park: 4.7 mi
- Passenger Steamer Dix Wrecksite: 1.0 mi
- The Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine and Garden of Commuting Despair: 2.5 mi
- Jack Perry Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- World's First Service Station: 3.4 mi
- Fallen Soldiers Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Fairmount Avenue Southwest Street End: 1.8 mi
- Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 1.8 mi
- Lowman Beach: 2.8 mi
- Private beach: 2.8 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 3.3 mi
- Pathfinder Garden: 2.8 mi
- West Seattle Bee Garden: 2.9 mi
- Seattle Chinese Garden: 3.4 mi
- South Seattle College Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Harbour Cruise: 3.7 mi
- Seattle Great Wheel: 3.8 mi
- Wings over Washington: 3.8 mi
- The Carousel: 3.8 mi
- Argosy Cruises: 3.9 mi
- High Point: 3.2 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 4.6 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.7 mi
- First Hill: 4.8 mi
- Magnolia: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 4: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 3: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 3.6 mi
- Quarters A: 5.8 mi
- Quarters B: 5.9 mi
- West Point Light: 5.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
- Oil House: 13.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.6 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 23.2 mi
- Waterwall: 11.1 mi
- North Fork Falls: 13.4 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.9 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 14.8 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.2 mi
- Licton Springs: 9.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birthplace of Seattle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 106° | 913 m | 22.6 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 104° | 891 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 103° | 841 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 107° | 795 m | 21.7 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 103° | 770 m | 20.3 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 111° | 629 m | 22.6 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 111° | 619 m | 22.6 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ESE 107° | 618 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1839402378
Day trips start here
- Seattle/West · 2 mi
- Seattle · 4 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 4 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 4 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 4 mi
- Blake Island · 5 mi
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