Smith Tower Observatory

Smith Tower Observatory is in King County, Puget Sound, Washington, and is located on 2nd Avenue. Smith Tower Observatory is situated nearby to Collins Building, as well as near the park Prefontaine Place.

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: 506 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Smith Tower and Pioneer Square station.

Smith Tower

Office building

Photo: NorthLights, CC BY 2.5.

Smith Tower is a skyscraper in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 462 ft tower was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion.

Pioneer Square station

Railway station

Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pioneer Square station is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located under 3rd Avenue at James Street, between Symphony and International District/Chinatown stations.

Occidental Park

Park

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Occidental Park, also referred to as Occidental Square and Occidental Mall, is a 0.6 acre public park located in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, Washington. Occidental Park is situated 650 feet southwest of Smith Tower Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seattle and Downtown Seattle.

Seattle

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area.

Downtown Seattle

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Packed between Elliott Bay and the hilly neighborhoods to the east, Downtown Seattle unsurprisingly contains the city's bustling financial and retail district.

Pioneer Square-International District

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood, showcasing a wealth of art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, cool restaurants, and buzzing nightclubs within easy walking distance of Downtown.

Smith Tower Observatory

Category: tourism
Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.60202° or 47° 36′ 7″ north

Longitude

-122.33187° or 122° 19′ 55″ west

Open location code

84VVJM29+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4802016942

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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