Parsons Gardens
Parsons Gardens is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain George Vancouver Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.7 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Seattle Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 1.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 1.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 3.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 1 mi
- East Portal View · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 6 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Captain George Vancouver Plaque: 0.0 mi
- Shipmates Light: 0.6 mi
- August Wilson Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Kobe Friendship Bell: 0.8 mi
- The First Commercial Monorail in America: 1.0 mi
- Northwest Artists Salute Betty Bowen: 0.0 mi
- Changing Form: 0.3 mi
- Quintet in D: 0.3 mi
- Seattle Scatter Piece: 0.5 mi
- DNA Wave Wall: 0.5 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.0 mi
- Kinnear Park: 0.2 mi
- Blaine Place: 0.2 mi
- Bayview-Kinnear Park: 0.3 mi
- Kerry Park: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Poetry Garden: 0.9 mi
- Neototems Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Three Car Park: 2.0 mi
- West Thomas Street End: 0.7 mi
- West Denny Way Street End: 0.8 mi
- Bay Street End: 0.9 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.3 mi
- 30th Avenue West Street End: 1.4 mi
- International Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Seattle Center: 0.8 mi
- Space Needle: 1.0 mi
- Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 1.2 mi
- Virginia V: 1.4 mi
- Seattle Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Chihuly Garden and Glass: 1.0 mi
- Pacific Science Center: 1.0 mi
- Gates Foundation Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture: 1.0 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.1 mi
- Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.1 mi
- Waldo Woods: 4.9 mi
- Camp Long: 4.9 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 0.5 mi
- Magnolia: 1.8 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.4 mi
- First Hill: 2.6 mi
- Shelter #1: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.1 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
- Quarters A: 3.9 mi
- Quarters B: 3.9 mi
- West Point Light: 3.9 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Oil House: 16.7 mi
- Waterwall: 8.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 12.7 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Doughty Falls: 14.2 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 4.1 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 19.8 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 5.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parsons Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 116° | 913 m | 21.8 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 115° | 891 m | 20.2 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 115° | 841 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 118° | 795 m | 21.0 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 115° | 770 m | 19.3 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 121° | 629 m | 22.2 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 122° | 619 m | 22.2 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ESE 120° | 618 m | 17.2 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 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 6 mi away.
- European Starling523 obs
- Ochre Sea Star434 obs
- Canada Goose418 obs
- Rock Pigeon397 obs
- American Crow389 obs
- Olympic Gull334 obs
- Eastern Cottontail291 obs
- Pigeon Guillemot247 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/57637336
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 1 mi
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle/Ballard · 3 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 3 mi
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