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Loyal Heights Playfield

Loyal Heights Playfield from directly overhead

Loyal Heights Playfield is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 77 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Bay Park, a park 0.3 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 5.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
77 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.68437, -122.38354

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Salmon Bay Park: 0.3 mi
  • Baker Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crown Hill Glen: 0.7 mi
  • Ballard Corners Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kirke Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
  • West Sheridan Street End: 1.5 mi
  • Gilman Avenue West Street End: 1.5 mi
  • West Cramer Street End: 1.6 mi
  • 45th Avenue West Street End: 1.6 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Oak Tree Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Prairie-Style Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Butterfly Hill Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Shady Woodland Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 2.3 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.7 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 3.3 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.7 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Magnolia: 2.5 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waterwall: 10.8 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 124°913 m24.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 123°891 m22.7 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 123°841 m22.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 125°795 m23.7 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 123°770 m21.9 mi
Green HillW 276°725 m24.8 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 128°618 m20.0 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakSE 129°608 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Flicker1,132 obs
  • House Finch1,068 obs
  • American Robin1,012 obs
  • Great Blue Heron901 obs
  • American Crow763 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star718 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird703 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco641 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/53588536

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