Park · Washington
Goddard Park
Goddard Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Deity, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bellevue
How to reach it
Coordinates47.61658, -122.20748
- 2.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 5.6 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
- 5.8 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 6.2 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 2 mi
- East Portal View · 4 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 5 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Forest Deity: 0.1 mi
- Story Pole VI: 0.2 mi
- Water Lily: 0.3 mi
- Praise for You, Dive with Me: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Square End of the Day Chandelier: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Lest We Forget: 0.3 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.6 mi
- Ostbo Boiler House: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Benches: 2.6 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Bellevue Downtown Park: 0.3 mi
- Meydenbauer Bay Park: 0.4 mi
- Clyde Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Georgia Zumdieck Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
- KidsQuest Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Kirkland Heritage Society: 4.2 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 4.8 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 0.6 mi
- Yao Garden: 1.5 mi
- Overlake Park Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.7 mi
- Camellia Family: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- The Ravine Experience: 1.6 mi
- Microsoft Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- Microsoft Logo: 4.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.3 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- First Hill: 2.8 mi
- Promontory Point: 4.6 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.8 mi
- Kite Hill: 4.9 mi
- Capitol Hill: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Coal Creek Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- City of Bellevue Open Space: 6.4 mi
- Evans Creek Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Waldo Woods: 7.1 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 55
- Calkins Point: 1.8 mi
- Road End Beach: 2.5 mi
- Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 3.2 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Picnic Area A: 2.0 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Waterwall: 1.4 mi
- North Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
- Far Country Falls: 7.6 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Doughty Falls: 8.1 mi
Lighthouses: 19
- Quarters A: 11.0 mi
- Quarters B: 11.0 mi
- West Point Light: 11.1 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.6 mi
- Oil House: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Pigeon Point: 7.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 18.6 mi
- World Wall: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.9 mi
- Licton Springs: 8.4 mi
- Canyon Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Goddard Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Peak | ESE 106° | 1,404 m | 23.9 mi |
| Blowdown Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,400 m | 23.6 mi |
| Crater Lake Peak | ESE 107° | 1,326 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ | ESE 109° | 1,254 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | ESE 120° | 1,004 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 120° | 994.257 m | 20.7 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | SE 126° | 913 m | 15.0 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | SE 126° | 891 m | 13.3 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 | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:27 | 16:20 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Mallard175 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco99 obs
- Cross Orbweaver88 obs
- Eastern Cottontail81 obs
- western sword fern81 obs
- Pacific chorus frog74 obs
- Fly Agaric71 obs
- salal64 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/295393179
Day trips start here
- Bellevue · 1 mi
- Mercer Island · 3 mi
- Kirkland · 5 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 5 mi
- Seattle/South · 5 mi
- Seattle/University District · 5 mi
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