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Nike Neighborhood Park

Nike Neighborhood Park from directly overhead

Nike Neighborhood Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Perrigo Heights Park, a park 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 0.7 miles off.

Formerly part of the Cold War Nike Missile Base system, many trails now connect this historic park to the Education Hill and Bear Creek neighborhoods.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Redmond
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.68309, -122.10823

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Albert Anderson Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Red Brick Road, 1913: 1.5 mi
  • Microsoft Product Walk of Fame: 2.9 mi
  • Siedel Creek Dam Ruins: 3.4 mi
  • Peace Pole: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 4.0 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area (King County): 6.7 mi
  • Arborwood Open Space: 7.3 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 7.3 mi
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Ring Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Union Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Norway Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Kite Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Promontory Point: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 31
  • Waterwall: 6.1 mi
  • McCauley Falls: 9.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.4 mi
  • The Clearing: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.4 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Nike Neighborhood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 122°1,459 m22.7 mi
Dixie PeakESE 121°1,404 m21.5 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 123°1,400 m21.3 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 123°1,326 m21.0 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓SE 125°1,254 m21.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 138°1,004 m21.0 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 138°994.257 m20.0 mi
East Tiger MountainSSE 151°913 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2321:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Blue Heron479 obs
  • Rock Pigeon430 obs
  • American Robin235 obs
  • American Crow201 obs
  • Mallard197 obs
  • Song Sparrow192 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail174 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco172 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/842032368

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