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Garden of Remembrance

Garden of Remembrance is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Skytones, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 0.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Garden of Remembrance is a memorial in honor of over 8,000 Washington state residents who have died in wars since World War II. The memorial includes a passage from Laurence Binyon's poem, "For the Fallen". Designed by Robert Murase, the Garden is located on the Second Street side of Benaroya Hall.

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Wikidata Q15221401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60786, -122.33729

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions: 60
Parks
Gardens: 60
Historic sites: 59
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.2 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.4 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 56
Peaks: 44
  • First Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area A: 5.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE913 m20.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE795 m19.1 mi
Taylor MountainESE792 m23.2 mi
Brew HillESE774 m24.2 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE629 m20.2 mi
South Tiger MountainESE619 m20.3 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakESE618 m15.3 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakESE608 m14.9 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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5723976072

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