Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial
Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Occidental Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO VASHON runs past it. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fallen Firefighters Memorial is a bronze sculpture group by Hai Ying Wu. It is located in Occidental Park, Seattle, near the intersection of Occidental Avenue and Main Street. It was inspired by the deaths of four Seattle firefighters who died January 5, 1995 fighting a fire in the Mary Pang warehouse in Seattle's International District.
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Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q5432242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 0.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 0.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 8 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Occidental Square: 0.0 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.0 mi
- Union Station Square: 0.1 mi
- Prefontaine Place: 0.2 mi
- Washington Street Boat Landing: 0.2 mi
- Comedy Underground: 0.0 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.1 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 0.1 mi
- Underground Tour: 0.2 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Presents: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 0.4 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 0.5 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.9 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 1.0 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Three Car Park: 1.3 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.3 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Site of Launching of USS Nebraska: 0.4 mi
- Site of Skinner & Eddy Shipyard: 0.4 mi
- Grand Pacific Hotel plaque: 0.4 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.2 mi
- Camp Long: 3.5 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.6 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Waldo Woods: 6.3 mi
- Killer Whale (Totem): 0.0 mi
- Sun and Raven (Totem): 0.0 mi
- Tsonqua (Totem): 0.0 mi
- Bear (Totem): 0.0 mi
- Fortson Square: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.2 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 1.1 mi
- Bay Street End: 1.7 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 1.8 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.9 mi
- First Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.2 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.4 mi
- Magnolia: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.0 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 5.3 mi
- Quarters A: 6.4 mi
- Quarters B: 6.4 mi
- West Point Light: 6.4 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Ship's Store: 14.9 mi
- Waterwall: 7.2 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.3 mi
- Far Country Falls: 11.0 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 11.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.3 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 113° | 913 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 115° | 795 m | 18.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 116° | 792 m | 22.8 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 117° | 774 m | 23.8 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 119° | 629 m | 19.8 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 119° | 619 m | 19.9 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ESE 116° | 618 m | 14.9 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | ESE 117° | 608 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2998927033
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 0 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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