Garden of Remembrance
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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. 49 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
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skytones: 0.0 mi
- New Archetypes: 0.1 mi
- Hammering Man: 0.1 mi
- Electric Lascaux: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Garden: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Presents: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Portal: 0.6 mi
- Grand Pacific Hotel plaque: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Ice Arena Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.3 mi
- James R. Ellis: 0.3 mi
- Public Market Clock: 0.2 mi
- Sanitary Market Building: 0.2 mi
- The Seattle Public Library - Central Library: 0.2 mi
- Argosy Cruises: 0.2 mi
- The Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.2 mi
- Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Pier 62: 0.3 mi
- Victor Steinbrueck Park: 0.3 mi
- McGraw Square: 0.4 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.8 mi
- Three Car Park: 0.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.6 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.7 mi
- Camp Long: 3.8 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.8 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Shelter #1: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Quarters A: 5.9 mi
- Quarters B: 5.9 mi
- West Point Light: 5.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Oil House: 15.3 mi
- 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
- Pigeon Point: 2.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 21.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
- Licton Springs: 6.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 21.1 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 114° | 913 m | 20.0 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 113° | 891 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 112° | 841 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 116° | 795 m | 19.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 117° | 792 m | 23.2 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 118° | 774 m | 24.2 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 112° | 770 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 120° | 629 m | 20.2 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5723976072
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 0 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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