Historic site · Washington
World's First Service Station
World's First Service Station is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is South Holgate Street End, a beach 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 1.3 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Site of the World's first service station Here in the spring of 1907 an odd but ingenious contraption was erected by the late John Mc Lean of Standard Oil company of California for the unprecedented function of dispensing gasoline and oil directly to a m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.58289, -122.34021
- 1.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 1.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 1.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Jack Perry Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Site of Skinner & Eddy Shipyard: 0.8 mi
- Site of Launching of USS Nebraska: 0.9 mi
- Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine and Garden of Commuting Despair: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Coast Guard Museum Northwest: 0.5 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 0.7 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 1.2 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 1.3 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Förfäder: 0.6 mi
- Ken Griffey Jr.: 0.6 mi
- Edgar Martínez: 0.6 mi
- The Tempest: 0.6 mi
- Ichiro Suzuki: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Bridge Gear Park: 0.9 mi
- Terminal 18 Park: 1.0 mi
- Terminal 102 Park: 1.0 mi
- 12th Avenue South Viewpoint: 1.1 mi
- t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 1.1 mi
- Camp Long: 2.3 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 2.9 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 7.5 mi
Gardens
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 1.1 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 1.2 mi
- César Chávez Demonstration Garden: 1.3 mi
- Pathfinder Garden: 1.7 mi
- Snoqualmie P-Patch: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Comedy Underground: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Square: 1.3 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 1.4 mi
- Underground Tour: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 59
- South Holgate Street End: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.3 mi
- Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 1.7 mi
- Fairmount Avenue Southwest Street End: 1.8 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 49
- First Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Capitol Hill: 3.4 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 3.4 mi
- High Point: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Shelter #1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 4: 4.6 mi
Lighthouses: 17
- Quarters A: 7.0 mi
- Quarters B: 7.0 mi
- West Point Light: 7.0 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 13.6 mi
- Oil House: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Waterwall: 7.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.2 mi
- Far Country Falls: 10.8 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Doughty Falls: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pigeon Point: 1.2 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Scatchet Head: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.4 mi
- Licton Springs: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's First Service Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 109° | 913 m | 19.5 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 108° | 891 m | 17.9 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 107° | 841 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 111° | 795 m | 18.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 113° | 792 m | 22.6 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 114° | 774 m | 23.5 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 107° | 770 m | 17.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 115° | 629 m | 19.6 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13278131120
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- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 3 mi
- Seattle/West · 3 mi
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