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The First Commercial Monorail in America

The First Commercial Monorail in America from directly overhead

The First Commercial Monorail in America is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Feminine One, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62101, -122.35005

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Gardens: 60
  • Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Arne Gillam Courtyard: 1.1 mi
  • Three Car Park: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Tilikum Place: 0.2 mi
  • Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.3 mi
  • Denny Park: 0.4 mi
  • Counterbalance Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ward Springs Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Bay Street End: 0.5 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.5 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 56
Peaks: 43
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.7 mi
  • First Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area A: 6.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.3 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The First Commercial Monorail in America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE913 m20.9 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE795 m20.0 mi
Taylor MountainESE792 m24.2 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE629 m21.2 mi
South Tiger MountainESE619 m21.3 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakESE618 m16.3 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakESE608 m15.8 mi
Poo Poo PointESE564 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10757821261

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