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Downey Bridge Monument

Downey Bridge Monument from directly overhead

Downey Bridge Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mullen Slough Natural Area, a park 0.1 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

park in King County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49484103, matched on coordinates and name (139 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
8 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.37828, -122.25970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mullen Slough Natural Area: 0.1 mi
  • Hogan Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Fishing Hole Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
  • Eagle View Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 1.7 mi
  • Another Place, Another Time: 1.7 mi
  • George H. Stoner: 2.8 mi
  • Steven J. Underwood Memorial Plaza: 2.9 mi
  • Saar's Pioneer Cemetery: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Grandview Park: 1.9 mi
  • Green River Natural Resources Area: 2.0 mi
  • Bingaman Pond Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Valley Floor Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Echo Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Point: 10.9 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Crow Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Sex Cove: 10.0 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Woodmont Country Club: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Far Country Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Maplewood Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Downey Bridge Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakENE 75°1,004 m21.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakENE 73°994.257 m21.4 mi
East Tiger MountainENE 62°913 m16.5 mi
West Tiger #1ENE 57°891 m15.9 mi
Enumclaw MountainESE 117°849 m19.1 mi
West Tiger #2NE 55°841 m15.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitENE 61°795 m15.4 mi
Taylor MountainENE 73°792 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5415:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447525863686863534641
Precip in5.84.04.43.12.11.70.70.91.54.16.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356541897

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