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LGM-30 Minuteman Silo Training Site

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LGM-30 Minuteman Silo Training Site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet, a attraction 0.1 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 4.5 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.51654, -122.29872

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 0.1 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 0.1 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 0.1 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 0.2 mi
  • Resurs-500 Descent Module: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Tribute wall: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Stone: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Rhodes Holocaust Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Fallen Soldiers Memorial: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.4 mi
  • Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.8 mi
  • Cecil Moses Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • South Park Plaza: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Long: 4.6 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.6 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Mountainside: 1.4 mi
  • Kubota Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Fera Fera Forest: 1.5 mi
  • Tom Kubota Stroll Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Stone Garden: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 60
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 1.7 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 1.9 mi
  • North Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 54
  • High Point: 4.0 mi
  • First Hill: 5.3 mi
  • First Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter 2: 3.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.6 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • North Fork Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Waterwall: 8.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of LGM-30 Minuteman Silo Training Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 100°1,004 m23.3 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 98°994.257 m22.5 mi
East Tiger MountainE 97°913 m16.5 mi
West Tiger #1E 93°891 m15.1 mi
West Tiger #2E 92°841 m14.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 98°795 m15.5 mi
Taylor MountainESE 103°792 m19.4 mi
Brew HillESE 104°774 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1487829360

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