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Renton Airport/Clayton Scott Field

Renton Airport/Clayton Scott Field from directly overhead

Renton Airport/Clayton Scott Field is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Clayton L. Scott, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 6.4 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

City in King County, Washington, USA.

Dates from 1875.

Wikidata Q679952, matched on coordinates and name (935 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
These flagpoles dedicated Pear Harbor Day December 7, 2010. To the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and First Responders by Renton Airport Staff and Air Traffic Controllers

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48546, -122.21279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • Space Needle of Renton: 0.4 mi
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 4.5 mi
  • LEM: 4.5 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 4.5 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 4.5 mi
Gardens
  • Garden Taft: 2.2 mi
  • Maple Woods: 3.1 mi
  • Stone Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Kubota Garden: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Kennydale Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 3.9 mi
  • North Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 5.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 3.4 mi
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
  • Vila Real Wildlife Conservation: 4.6 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Burnett Linear Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar River Trail Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • Park Piazza: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Marshall's Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Long View Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.3 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Far Country Falls: 4.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Waterwall: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Renton Airport/Clayton Scott Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixie PeakE1,404 m23.4 mi
Blowdown MountainE1,400 m22.8 mi
Crater Lake PeakE1,326 m22.7 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E1,254 m22.2 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE1,004 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE994 m18.3 mi
East Tiger MountainE913 m12.4 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE849 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11228235021

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