Historic site · Washington
George H. Stoner
George H. Stoner is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Floor Community Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 9.4 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- "The challenge lies in making this world what we want. Your companies, your nation and you will make this a much better place to live."|George H. Stoner, 1965||...The Boeing Company donated this riverside land to the city of Kent...|September, 1974
How to reach it
Coordinates47.41792, -122.26748
- 9.4 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
- 9.4 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 11.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 11.1 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 12 mi
- South Viewing Deck · 13 mi
- North Viewing Deck · 13 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- St. Patrick of Ireland: 0.6 mi
- Slip Stream: 1.0 mi
- Cloud: 1.5 mi
- Immerse: 1.5 mi
- Tukwila Rock: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Neely-Soames Historic Homestead: 2.0 mi
- Interim Computer Museum: 2.3 mi
- Des Moines Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Greater Kent Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Tukwila Historical Society: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 59
- Kent Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Star Lake Rain Garden: 4.3 mi
- Kent East Hill Nursery Display Garden: 4.3 mi
- Seike Japanese Garden: 4.5 mi
- Seattle Rose Society: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 59
- Space Needle of Renton: 5.5 mi
- Bubbleator: 5.8 mi
- Emerald Downs: 6.2 mi
- Clock Tower Bell: 6.8 mi
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Valley Floor Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Green River Natural Resources Area: 0.8 mi
- Grandview Park: 1.6 mi
- Ikuta Greenbelt: 2.0 mi
- Springbrook Greenbelt: 2.1 mi
Parks: 58
- Three Friends Fishing Hole Park: 0.4 mi
- Van Doren's Landing Park: 0.9 mi
- Robert Morris Earthworks Park: 1.0 mi
- Earthworks Triangle: 1.1 mi
- Briscoe Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Steven J. Underwood Memorial Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Saar's Pioneer Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Dedicated In Memory of Those Buried in Unmarked Graves: 2.3 mi
- Downey Bridge Monument: 2.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial By-Way: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 56
- Pritchard Island Beach: 7.7 mi
- Kennydale Beach: 7.8 mi
- Crow Beach: 8.1 mi
- 8th Avenue South Street End: 8.5 mi
- Southwest 98th Street End: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 56
- Echo Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 9.0 mi
- Marshall's Hill: 9.4 mi
- High Point: 9.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Woodmont Country Club: 4.8 mi
- Shelter 2: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 3: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- Quarters B: 5.5 mi
- Quarters A: 5.5 mi
- Ship's Store: 5.5 mi
- Storehouse: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Far Country Falls: 9.7 mi
- Doughty Falls: 10.2 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.4 mi
- Fifteenmile Waterfall: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Pigeon Point: 11.4 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 23.9 mi
- World Wall: 24.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Maplewood Spring: 17.0 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 17.6 mi
- Licton Springs: 19.7 mi
- Garrison Springs: 21.7 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George H. Stoner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | E 82° | 1,004 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | E 80° | 994 m | 21.1 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | ENE 72° | 913 m | 15.7 mi |
| Enumclaw Mountain | ESE 123° | 849 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ENE 71° | 795 m | 14.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | E 82° | 792 m | 17.6 mi |
| Brew Hill | E 84° | 774 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 91° | 663 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:29 | 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 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11198414691
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