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Statue: John Rankin Rogers

Statue: John Rankin Rogers from directly overhead

Statue: John Rankin Rogers is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sylvester Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
John Rankin Rogers B. Brunswick, ME 9/4/1838 D. Olympia, WA 12/26/1901 2x Governor of Washington Philosopher & Statesman Author of the Barefoot School Boy Law which gives to every poor son of this commonwealth a fair education.
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Coordinates47.04286, -122.90054

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • G. Washington: 0.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • WWII: 0.4 mi
  • Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Medal of Honor: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Bartlett Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Candy Mountain: 10.2 mi
  • Cosgrave Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Hayes Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Jansen Hill: 10.5 mi
Parks
  • Sylvester Park: 0.0 mi
  • Artesian Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Percival Landing Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 47
Museums: 32
Gardens: 32
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 21
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
  • McAllister Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Silver Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Environmental Study Area: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Point: 18.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Kennedy Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Mima Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Porter Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Statue: John Rankin Rogers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainWSW909 m11.4 mi
Capitol PeakWSW787 m12.2 mi
Larch MountainWSW774 m11.8 mi
Rock Candy MountainWSW701 m10.2 mi
Fuzzy TopWSW462 m14.4 mi
Mount MollySW344 m10.8 mi
Little Larch MountainWSW342 m11.8 mi
Blumauer HillSSE291 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1720:2421:11
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5615:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 5 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/611466372

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