Historic Point Of Interest
Historic Point Of Interest is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is South Main Street End, a park 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.8 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Memorial for Steam Ferries to Mercer Island
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 2.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 1 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 9 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Main Street End: 0.1 mi
- South Jackson Street End: 0.1 mi
- South King Street End: 0.2 mi
- Peppi's Playground: 0.3 mi
- Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Seattle - Portal to the Pacific: 0.7 mi
- Winds of Change: We Are Still Here: 0.8 mi
- Renouveau: 0.8 mi
- Children of the Sea: 0.8 mi
- Soul Pole: 0.8 mi
- Nova Farm: 0.9 mi
- Bradner Gardens Park: 1.1 mi
- Green Plate Special Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 1.7 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 1.1 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 1.8 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 1.9 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Seattle Presents: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
- Sky View Observatory: 2.1 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 2.2 mi
- The Seattle Public Library - Central Library: 2.2 mi
- Comedy Underground: 2.3 mi
- Frink Park Caretaker's House: 0.2 mi
- Leschi Dreamcatcher: 0.3 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 0.6 mi
- Homer M. Hadley: 0.8 mi
- Anthony Q. Harris Memorial Bench: 1.0 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.9 mi
- Camp Long: 5.1 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.7 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Waldo Woods: 6.3 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 1.2 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 1.5 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 2.4 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 2.4 mi
- Calkins Point: 2.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.6 mi
- First Hill: 1.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.4 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 3.9 mi
- Promontory Point: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.9 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.0 mi
- Shelter 2: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 5.8 mi
- Quarters A: 8.1 mi
- Quarters B: 8.1 mi
- West Point Light: 8.2 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Ship's Store: 15.4 mi
- Waterwall: 5.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 8.4 mi
- Far Country Falls: 9.2 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 10.0 mi
- Pigeon Point: 4.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 22.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.0 mi
- Licton Springs: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Point Of Interest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | ESE 114° | 1,004 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 113° | 994 m | 23.5 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 116° | 913 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 118° | 795 m | 16.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 119° | 792 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 120° | 774 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 122° | 663 m | 24.4 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 122° | 629 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2552960192
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Mercer Island · 3 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 3 mi
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