Dr. Mark A. Matthews
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Dr. Mark A. Matthews is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Denny Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.1 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Cast bronze bust of pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Seattle in 1902.
The story
Dr. Mark A. Matthews is an outdoor 1941 bust depicting the minister and city reformer of the same name by Alonzo Victor Lewis, installed in Seattle's Denny Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Wikidata Q23020285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 1.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 1.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.9 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Denny Park: 0.0 mi
- Urban Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
- Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.2 mi
- The Park at Onni South Lake Union: 0.3 mi
- Tilikum Place: 0.3 mi
- Universal Adaptor: 0.1 mi
- Elephant Super Sign: 0.1 mi
- Re-Stack: 0.2 mi
- Tonbi: 0.2 mi
- Petros: 0.3 mi
- Seattle Glassblowing Studio: 0.2 mi
- Space Needle: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Center: 0.6 mi
- International Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Pike Place Market: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Portal: 0.4 mi
- MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture: 0.4 mi
- Gates Foundation Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
- Chihuly Garden and Glass: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 0.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Poetry Garden: 0.5 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Three Car Park: 0.7 mi
- The First Commercial Monorail in America: 0.4 mi
- Al Rochester's Podium: 0.5 mi
- Kobe Friendship Bell: 0.6 mi
- Bell Street Terminal, Pier 66: 0.6 mi
- 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell: 0.6 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.3 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.1 mi
- Camp Long: 4.4 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.2 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.6 mi
- Bay Street End: 0.8 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 0.9 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.2 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.1 mi
- First Hill: 1.2 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Magnolia: 3.2 mi
- Shelter #1: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.7 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 6.1 mi
- Quarters A: 5.3 mi
- Quarters B: 5.3 mi
- West Point Light: 5.3 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Oil House: 16.0 mi
- Waterwall: 7.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.3 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.0 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 3.4 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.8 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Mark A. Matthews. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 116° | 913 m | 20.4 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 115° | 891 m | 18.8 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 114° | 841 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 118° | 795 m | 19.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 118° | 792 m | 23.7 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 119° | 774 m | 24.7 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 114° | 770 m | 17.9 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 121° | 629 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3211770185
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 0 mi
- Seattle · 1 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 3 mi
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