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Boeing Centennial

Boeing Centennial from directly overhead

Boeing Centennial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Roanoke Street Mini Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 2.8 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

From this site, Boeing launched its first airplane, the B & W, in 1916.Employees manufactured the parts at the Red Barn and assembled them here in a specially built hangar.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.64314, -122.32885

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roanoke Street Mini Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fairview Avenue East Street End: 0.0 mi
  • East Louisa Street End: 0.1 mi
  • Rogers Playground: 0.2 mi
  • East Hamlin Street End: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Streissguth Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Tikvah's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Dahlia garden: 1.1 mi
  • Desert: 1.1 mi
  • Warm Tropics: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 3.4 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.1 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.2 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.1 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.2 mi
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.8 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 2.2 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 2.3 mi
  • Bay Street End: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Capitol Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.0 mi
  • First Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waterwall: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Licton Springs: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 121°913 m20.8 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 120°891 m19.1 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 120°841 m18.5 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 123°795 m20.0 mi
Taylor MountainESE 123°792 m24.1 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 120°770 m18.2 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 126°629 m21.2 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 126°619 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4431195263

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