Skip to content

Georgetown Steam Plant

Georgetown Steam Plant from directly overhead

Georgetown Steam Plant is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Into Electricity (That Man May Use It Freely), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 3.3 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic power plant in Seattle, Washington state, USA

Wikidata Q5547045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.54289, -122.31626

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Mini Mart City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ruby Chow Park: 0.2 mi
  • Georgetown Parklet: 0.2 mi
  • Oxbow Park: 0.3 mi
  • Georgetown Playfield: 0.7 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
Gardens
Attractions
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.7 mi
  • Camp Long: 2.9 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.6 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 53
  • High Point: 2.9 mi
  • First Hill: 4.4 mi
  • First Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 2.4 mi
  • Shelter 2: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.8 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 7.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgetown Steam Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 104°1,004 m24.5 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 102°994.257 m23.6 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 102°913 m17.6 mi
West Tiger #1E 99°891 m16.1 mi
West Tiger #2E 99°841 m15.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 104°795 m16.6 mi
Taylor MountainESE 107°792 m20.6 mi
Brew HillESE 109°774 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002755OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/460348213

More museums in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Georgetown Steam Plant.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens