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Burke Building Arch

Burke Building Arch from directly overhead

Burke Building Arch is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Adam, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND runs past it. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1895

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60459, -122.33485

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Parks
Museums
Gardens: 60
Historic sites: 59
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.5 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.7 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.7 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 6.0 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 56
Beaches: 56
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.3 mi
  • South Holgate Street End: 1.3 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.4 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.5 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 44
  • First Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area A: 5.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.6 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE913 m19.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE795 m18.9 mi
Taylor MountainESE792 m23.0 mi
Brew HillESE774 m24.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE629 m20.0 mi
South Tiger MountainESE619 m20.1 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakESE618 m15.1 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakESE608 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5835373271

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