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In Memory to our War Dead

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In Memory to our War Dead is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Musical Bench, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON passes 4.0 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory to our War Dead
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.45126, -122.46018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Musical Bench: 0.0 mi
  • Tulip Lamp Posts: 0.0 mi
  • The Door Fence: 0.2 mi
  • Poetry Pole: 0.2 mi
  • Fluctus Formarum: A Flood of Forms: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Ober Park: 0.0 mi
  • Village Green: 0.2 mi
  • VES Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Vashon Commons: 2.0 mi
  • Agren Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • LTD Bacchus Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Bill Fisher Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Eagle Scout: 1.5 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.1 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Bicycle Tree: 1.9 mi
  • Tillicum Village: 6.4 mi
  • Kayak Rentals: 8.4 mi
  • Midnight Express: 8.8 mi
  • Air Force One: 8.9 mi
Beaches
  • Crow Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Anderson Point Park Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Southwest 98th Street End: 5.3 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 5.6 mi
  • Private beach: 6.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 50
  • Indian Point: 5.7 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 6.0 mi
  • High Point: 7.2 mi
  • Indian Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Kinbee Hill: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dickerson Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Waterwall: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of In Memory to our War Dead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainE 84°913 m24.1 mi
West Tiger #1E 81°891 m22.9 mi
West Tiger #2E 80°841 m22.5 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 84°795 m23.0 mi
West Tiger #3E 79°770 m22.3 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitE 88°629 m23.3 mi
South Tiger MountainE 88°619 m23.3 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakE 79°618 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5515:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6566934259

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