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Captain George Vancouver Plaque

Captain George Vancouver Plaque from directly overhead

Captain George Vancouver Plaque is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Artists Salute Betty Bowen, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.6 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62960, -122.36662

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.7 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.8 mi
  • Bay Street End: 0.9 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.3 mi
  • 30th Avenue West Street End: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 60
Gardens: 60
  • Poetry Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Three Car Park: 2.1 mi
  • Arne Gillam Courtyard: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 56
Peaks: 41
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Magnolia: 1.8 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 2.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.4 mi
  • First Hill: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 7.2 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 8.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE913 m21.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE795 m21.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE629 m22.2 mi
South Tiger MountainESE619 m22.2 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakESE618 m17.2 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakESE608 m16.8 mi
Poo Poo PointESE564 m19.0 mi
Gold MountainWSW528 m20.4 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/3552863500

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