Wing Luke Asian Museum
Wing Luke Asian Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun Yat-sen statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.3 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Wing Luke Museum is a museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, which focuses on the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is located in the city's Chinatown-International District. Established in 1967, the museum is a Smithsonian Institution affiliate and the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the country. It has relocated twice since its founding, most recently to the East Kong Yick Building in 2008. In February 2013 it was recognized as one of two dozen affiliated areas of the U.S. National Park Service.
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Dates from 1967.
Wikidata Q8025096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 0.7 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 0.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 0.8 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sun Yat-sen statue: 0.1 mi
- Sand Dragon: 0.1 mi
- Heaven, Man, Earth: 0.1 mi
- Untitled: 0.1 mi
- Chinese Grand Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Seattle Pinball Museum: 0.1 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 0.4 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Presents: 0.6 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 0.7 mi
- Donnie Chin International Children’s Park: 0.1 mi
- Hing Hay Park: 0.1 mi
- Kobe Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Yesler Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Place: 0.2 mi
- Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Site of Launching of USS Nebraska: 0.7 mi
- Site of Skinner & Eddy Shipyard: 0.7 mi
- Burke Building Arch: 0.7 mi
- Seattle's First Public School House Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 0.5 mi
- Comedy Underground: 0.5 mi
- Sky View Observatory: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Square Pergola: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.6 mi
- Katie Black's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Atlantic Condominiums Urban Garden: 0.6 mi
- James "Cisco" Morris Biodiversity Garden: 0.8 mi
- Arne Gillam Courtyard: 0.9 mi
- Nova Farm: 1.3 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.4 mi
- Camp Long: 3.6 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.0 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Waldo Woods: 6.4 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.7 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 1.3 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 1.9 mi
- Bay Street End: 2.1 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.2 mi
- First Hill: 0.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.2 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.7 mi
- First Hill: 4.0 mi
- Shelter #1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.6 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.6 mi
- Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
- Quarters A: 6.8 mi
- Quarters B: 6.8 mi
- West Point Light: 6.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Oil House: 14.7 mi
- Waterwall: 6.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 9.9 mi
- Far Country Falls: 10.5 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Doughty Falls: 11.4 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.5 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.2 mi
- Licton Springs: 7.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wing Luke Asian Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 113° | 913 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 112° | 891 m | 17.5 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 111° | 841 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 115° | 795 m | 18.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 116° | 792 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 117° | 774 m | 23.3 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 111° | 770 m | 16.6 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 119° | 629 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2965374552
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 0 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 0 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 1 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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