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Whispering Firs Bog

Whispering Firs Bog from directly overhead

Whispering Firs Bog is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shinglemill Creek Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON passes 2.7 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.47028, -122.45810

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • VES Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Ober Park: 1.3 mi
  • Village Green: 1.5 mi
  • Agren Park: 2.5 mi
  • Vashon Commons: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Tulip Lamp Posts: 1.3 mi
  • Musical Bench: 1.3 mi
  • The Door Fence: 1.5 mi
  • Poetry Pole: 1.5 mi
  • Fluctus Formarum: A Flood of Forms: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • In Memory to our War Dead: 1.3 mi
  • LTD Bacchus Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Bill Fisher Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle Scout: 2.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Bicycle Tree: 3.3 mi
  • Tillicum Village: 5.1 mi
  • Midnight Express: 8.1 mi
  • Air Force One: 8.1 mi
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 8.2 mi
Beaches
  • Crow Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Anderson Point Park Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Southwest 98th Street End: 4.2 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 4.5 mi
  • Private beach: 5.6 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 45
  • High Point: 6.1 mi
  • Indian Point: 7.0 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 7.3 mi
  • First Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Indian Hill: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dickerson Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 15.8 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Waterwall: 16.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 20.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainE 87°913 m23.9 mi
West Tiger #1E 84°891 m22.6 mi
West Tiger #2E 83°841 m22.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 87°795 m22.8 mi
West Tiger #3E 82°770 m22.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitE 91°629 m23.2 mi
South Tiger MountainE 92°619 m23.2 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakE 83°618 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5615:2916:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/423967883

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