Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammering Man, a artwork 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 0.3 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as SAM) is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The museum operates three major facilities: its main museum in downtown Seattle; the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill; and Olympic Sculpture Park on the central Seattle waterfront, which opened in 2007.
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Dates from 1933.
Wikidata Q1816301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hammering Man: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Garden: 0.1 mi
- Skytones: 0.1 mi
- Trades of the Duwamish: 0.1 mi
- Gum Wall: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 0.1 mi
- Grand Pacific Hotel plaque: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Ice Arena Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.3 mi
- Public Market Clock: 0.1 mi
- Sanitary Market Building: 0.2 mi
- The Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Wings over Washington: 0.2 mi
- Argosy Cruises: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Presents: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Discovery Portal: 0.6 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 0.7 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.2 mi
- Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Pier 62: 0.3 mi
- Victor Steinbrueck Park: 0.3 mi
- McGraw Square: 0.4 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.9 mi
- Three Car Park: 1.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.6 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.7 mi
- Camp Long: 3.8 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.9 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bay Street End: 1.1 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 1.3 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.4 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 1.4 mi
- First Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 1.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.9 mi
- Magnolia: 3.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.4 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 5.7 mi
- Quarters A: 5.8 mi
- Quarters B: 5.8 mi
- West Point Light: 5.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Oil House: 15.3 mi
- Waterwall: 7.4 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
- Far Country Falls: 11.5 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.3 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 21.5 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
- Licton Springs: 6.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seattle Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 114° | 913 m | 20.0 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 113° | 891 m | 18.4 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 112° | 841 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 116° | 795 m | 19.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 117° | 792 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 118° | 774 m | 24.2 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 112° | 770 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 120° | 629 m | 20.3 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Seattle · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 0 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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