Gilman Playground
Gilman Playground is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballard Gateway, a artwork 0.3 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 4.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 4.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 5.5 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 4 mi
- East Portal View · 7 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 7 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballard Gateway: 0.3 mi
- Ballard Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- A Celebration of Life: 0.5 mi
- Forms of Power: 0.5 mi
- (All) Hands on Deck: 0.5 mi
- Greenwood Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Cascade Place: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Place: 0.6 mi
- Ross Playground: 0.6 mi
- Ballard Corners Park: 0.6 mi
- Hiker Memorial Statue: 0.8 mi
- Seattle Fishermen's Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Jackson V. Lone: 1.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.2 mi
- Berlin Wall Fragment: 1.6 mi
- Historic Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Frankie Feetsplinter: 1.1 mi
- Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: 1.2 mi
- Fish Ladder Viewing Room: 1.3 mi
- MV Skansonia: 2.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Janice Benson Memorial Bible Garden: 2.3 mi
- Robert Eagle Staff Mini Forest: 2.3 mi
- Roosevelt P-Patch: 2.7 mi
- Tikvah's Garden: 2.7 mi
- National Nordic Museum: 1.0 mi
- Unity Museum: 2.7 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 2.8 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 2.8 mi
- Northwest Seaport: 3.1 mi
- 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.0 mi
- Gilman Avenue West Street End: 1.5 mi
- West Green Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
- West Sheridan Street End: 1.8 mi
- West Cramer Street End: 1.8 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Waldo Woods: 3.1 mi
- Pipers Creek Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Magnolia: 1.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.6 mi
- Capitol Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 5.8 mi
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 6.8 mi
- Eagledale Park: 8.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 8.5 mi
- Quarters A: 3.0 mi
- Quarters B: 3.0 mi
- West Point Light: 3.1 mi
- Oil House: 18.4 mi
- Office: 18.4 mi
- Waterwall: 9.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 14.3 mi
- Far Country Falls: 15.1 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 15.9 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Pigeon Point: 6.7 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Scatchet Head: 17.2 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Licton Springs: 2.6 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gilman Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 122° | 913 m | 23.2 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 121° | 891 m | 21.6 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 121° | 841 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 124° | 795 m | 22.5 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 121° | 770 m | 20.7 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 127° | 629 m | 23.8 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | SE 127° | 619 m | 23.8 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | SE 127° | 618 m | 18.8 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 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 6 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron690 obs
- American Crow568 obs
- Mallard529 obs
- Cross Orbweaver449 obs
- Harbor Seal444 obs
- Canada Goose421 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel375 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco342 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/52324866
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Ballard · 1 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 3 mi
- Seattle/University District · 3 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 4 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 4 mi
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