Beacon Hill
in King County of Washington, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.578 and -122.310 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 34' 39" and W -122° 18' 35"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:40 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:25 am and 4:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill in King County (Washington) is a town located in United States about 2,321 mi (or 3,735 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Time in Beacon Hill is now 12:40 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Beacon Hill, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Boeing Field King County International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Olympic National Park in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 10 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Seattle, Port Orchard, Tacoma, Everett and Port Townsend. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 42 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 73%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

6°C (44 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Fairmont Olympic Seattle

Address
2,4 mi
411 UNIVERSITY STREET
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


W Seattle

Address
2,3 mi
1112 FOURTH AVENUE
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Seattle

Address
2,4 mi
1301 6th Avenue
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


INN AT THE WAC

Address
2,5 mi
1325 SIXTH AVENUE
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Alexis Seattle

Address
2,3 mi
1007 FIRST AVENUE AT MADISON STREET
98104 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle

Address
2,3 mi
1101 4TH AVENUE
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Loews Hotel 1000

Address
2,3 mi
1000 FIRST AVENUE
98104 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Crowne Plaza SEATTLE-DOWNTOWN

Address
2,4 mi
1113 6th Avenue
98101 SEATTLE
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kimpton Hotel Vintage Seattle

Address
2,3 mi
1100 FIFTH AVENUE
98101 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Renaissance Seattle Hotel

Address
2,2 mi
515 Madison Street
98104 Seattle
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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5 trains within 15 minutes (Seattle Link Light Rail)

Published: August 16, 2009
Length: 32:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Oran Viriyincy

At Beacon Hill station, Southbound platform towards Tukwila International Boulevard station, lots of trains to handle the post-Mariner game traffic. Each and every train was full of people....


Left Coast Tour presented by Tony Hawk & Birdhouse

Published: July 31, 2012
Length: 17:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: evo

evo went out to Tony Hawk & Birdhouse's Left Coast Tour at Jefferson Park Skatepark on Beacon Hill to watch Tony and some other pros going big in the bowl jam. Check out more pictures and...


Seattle Sounders Short Film: A Night of Champions

Published: December 16, 2011
Length: 47:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Anderson Bryant

This is my first short film and it was inspired by "A Night at the Emirates", one of my favorite tribute films. I shot it during the night of the 2011 MLS US Open Cup Final between Seattle...


Seattle skyline from I-5

Published: January 07, 2010
Length: 17:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrLonnie3

This is a short clip of driving into seattle at night going north on I-5 from the south end of seattle.


video3.mov: Beacon to Columbia City

Published: November 07, 2010
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DoktorRox

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video2.mov: Beacon to Columbia City

Published: November 07, 2010
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DoktorRox

See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com.


2010-09/18 - NAAM - Northwest African American Museum - Seattle

Published: September 19, 2010
Length: 22:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Larry Linn

NAAM - Northwest African American Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_-_NAAM_04.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_African_American_Museum.


Link Inaugural Ride

Published: July 19, 2009
Length: 57:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Lucas J Smith

Seattle's Central Link Light Rail opened today, July 18 2009, and I was lucky enough to be among the first to ride it. This is an abridged video of the official Inaugural Ride. The stations...


Odometer rolls - 777777.7 miles

Published: June 16, 2012
Length: 55:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: piktrains

2002 Mack CH600 semi truck odometer rolls - 777777.7 miles (seven sevens) drivng in Seattle, WA on Airport Way South - 6.6.2012.


Mark Linvill's Favorite Seattle Things - Soundtransit LightRail

Published: July 12, 2012
Length: 00:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mwlinvill

Mark Linvill, a realtor in Seattle with Coldwell Banker Bain shares his favorite things in Seattle. Today, Mark talks about the Light Rail system and how eas...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Sick's Stadium

Sick's Stadium, also known as Sick's Seattle Stadium and later as Sicks' Stadium, was a baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington's Rainier Valley at the corner of S. McClellan Street and Rainier Avenue S. The site was previously the location of Dugdale Park, a 1913 ballpark that was the home of the minor league Seattle Indians.

Located at 47.5794, -122.298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Seattle, Washington, Washington Huskies baseball, Defunct baseball venues, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Seattle Pilots, Baseball venues in Seattle, Washington

Beacon Hill, Seattle

Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill, Mid-Beacon Hill, Holly Park, and South Beacon Hill, though most people who live there simply call it "Beacon Hill. " Former home to the world headquarters of Amazon.

Located at 47.58, -122.315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the United States with Asian American majority populations

Jefferson Park (Seattle)

Jefferson Park is a 52.4 acre (212,055 m²) public park and golf course on top of Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington, bounded on the east by 24th Avenue S. and 24th Place S. , on the west by 15th Avenue S. , on the north by S. Spokane Street, and on the south by Cheasty Boulevard S.

Located at 47.5666, -122.307 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Seattle, Washington

Center Park

Center Park, located at 2121 26th Avenue South, is a subsidized high-rise building complex located in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, designed to provide living accommodation to physically or mentally challenged individuals and their caretakers. The apartments were built in the 1960s by Ida May Daly, a progressive woman with severe muscular dystrophy. She purchased an area of inexpensive land in the Rainier Valley neighborhood in south Seattle.

Located at 47.5842, -122.299 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Apartment buildings in Washington (state), Residential buildings in Seattle, Washington

Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji

Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji is a Rinzai-style Zen temple, located on North Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington. Its name translates from Japanese as "Listening to the Dharma Zen Temple on Great Plum Mountain."

Located at 47.574, -122.31 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Zen centers, Buddhist temples in the United States, Japanese-American culture in Washington (state), Places of worship in Seattle, Washington, Places of worship in Washington (state)

Northwest African American Museum

The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) in Seattle, Washington, USA opened March 8, 2008. Intended to "document and exhibit the unique historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest", the museum is part of the new Urban League Village at the former Colman School (built 1909, and with official status as a City of Seattle landmark).

Located at 47.5889, -122.302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums established in 2008, Museums in Seattle, Washington, Landmarks in Seattle, Washington, African American museums in Washington (state)

Mount Baker (Link station)

The Mount Baker Station is a Sound Transit Central Link light rail station in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle. It opened on July 18, 2009 and is projected to have 3500 daily boardings in 2020 – although this number will increase with the completion of the University Link extension. The station is elevated with side platforms, and is located west of Rainier Ave South at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, south of South Forest Street.

Located at 47.5766, -122.298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Link Light Rail stations in Seattle, Washington, Railway stations opened in 2009

Beacon Hill (Link station)

The Beacon Hill Station is a Sound Transit Central Link light rail stop in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle. It is a tunnel station, about 160 feet under South Lander Street, with an entrance located at the southeast corner of Beacon Avenue South and South Lander Street. The station opened with the rest of the Central Link line on July 18, 2009. Sound transit predicts 3,000 daily boardings at the Beacon Hill Station for the year 2020.

Located at 47.5794, -122.311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations opened in 2009, Link Light Rail stations in Seattle, Washington

Cheasty Boulevard South

Cheasty Boulevard South is a 1.3-mile route along the eastern edge of Seattle, Washington's Beacon Hill neighborhood. It was declared a City of Seattle landmark on January 15, 2003. Designed in 1903 as part of Seattle's Olmstead parks system, the property was acquired in 1910. Originally named Jefferson Boulevard, it was renamed in 1914 after E.C. Cheasty of the Parks Board, a former commissioner of the Seattle Police Department and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

Located at 47.5684, -122.299 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Seattle, Washington, Streets in Seattle, Washington, Landmarks in Seattle, Washington

Lester Apartments

The Lester Apartments was a building in the west side of Beacon Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. It was constructed in 1910–1911, originally intended to be the world's largest brothel. After scandal forced Seattle mayor Hiram Gill from office, the building was converted to be an ordinary apartment house. It met a disastrous end when a B-50 Superfortress crashed into it in 1951, causing a fire that engulfed the building.

Located at 47.5753, -122.32 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Seattle, Washington, Former buildings and structures in the United States, Apartment buildings in Washington (state), Brothels in the United States, Aviation accidents and incidents in Washington (state), Aviation accidents and incidents in 1951, History of Seattle, Washington, Residential buildings completed in 1911, Residential buildings in Seattle, Washington

The Jungle (Seattle)

The Jungle is a greenbelt on the western slope of Beacon Hill in Seattle that is known for its homeless encampments and crime.

Located at 47.575, -122.318 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Seattle, Washington, Homelessness, Urban public parks, Parks in Seattle, Washington

Beacon Food Forest

Beacon Food Forest is a 7-acre food forest in development adjacent to Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington in the vicinity of 15th Ave South and South Dakota. By the design of the project, and as the area is on public land, food in the edible forest section of the project will be available freely to those visiting the park. The project also has more traditional private allotments, similar to those in other local P-Patch gardens.

Located at 47.5692, -122.313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Seattle, Washington, Urban agriculture, Agroforestry, Agriculture in Washington (state), Permaculture, Visitor attractions in Seattle, Washington, Community gardening in Washington (state), Urban forests in the United States, Urban forestry

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