Gates Foundation Visitor Center
Gates Foundation Visitor Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Impatient Optimist, a artwork 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.3 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates
Dates from 2000.
Wikidata Q655286, matched on coordinates and name (156 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 1.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 1.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 4 mi
- Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Impatient Optimist: 0.1 mi
- Grass Blades: 0.1 mi
- Typewriter Eraser, Scale X: 0.1 mi
- Chris Cornell in Performance: 0.1 mi
- Moses: 0.2 mi
- MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Chihuly Garden and Glass: 0.2 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 0.3 mi
- Museum of History and Industry: 0.6 mi
- The First Commercial Monorail in America: 0.2 mi
- Kobe Friendship Bell: 0.2 mi
- August Wilson Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Al Rochester's Podium: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Mark A. Matthews: 0.4 mi
- Space Needle: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Center: 0.2 mi
- International Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Glassblowing Studio: 0.5 mi
- Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 0.5 mi
- Poetry Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Three Car Park: 1.1 mi
- Tilikum Place: 0.3 mi
- Growing Vine Street Headwaters Park: 0.3 mi
- Ward Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Denny Park: 0.4 mi
- Counterbalance Park: 0.5 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.6 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.1 mi
- Camp Long: 4.6 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.0 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bay Street End: 0.7 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 0.7 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.6 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 0.7 mi
- First Hill: 1.6 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Magnolia: 2.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.1 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
- Quarters A: 4.9 mi
- Quarters B: 4.9 mi
- West Point Light: 4.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Oil House: 16.3 mi
- Waterwall: 7.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 11.7 mi
- Far Country Falls: 12.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Doughty Falls: 13.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 3.6 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 20.4 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.9 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gates Foundation Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 116° | 913 m | 20.8 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 115° | 891 m | 19.2 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 115° | 841 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 118° | 795 m | 20.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 119° | 792 m | 24.1 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 115° | 770 m | 18.3 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 122° | 629 m | 21.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 122° | 619 m | 21.2 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 | 21:12 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2400948772
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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