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Drumheller Fountain

Drumheller Fountain is an outdoor fountain on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The fountain was given its name in 1961 to honor the University Regent Joseph Drumheller, who gifted the central fountain machinery to the University for its centennial celebration.
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Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Seattle, Washington on the University of Washington campus
  • Also known as: “Frosh Pond” and “Geyser Basin”
  • Address: 3900 Rainier Vista Northeast, Seattle, 98118

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns and Henry Art Gallery.

Theater building
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Sylvan Grove Theater or simply the Sylvan Theater, is a sylvan theater located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington. is situated 610 feet southeast of Drumheller Fountain.

Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in . It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington. is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Drumheller Fountain.

Library
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is situated 660 feet north of Drumheller Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University District and Montlake.

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The , or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast . UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States, with over 50,000 students.

Neighborhood
is a wealthy residential neighborhood in central . It is located along the of the , bounded to the north by , to the east by the , and to the south and west…

Drumheller Fountain

Latitude
47.65381° or 47° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
-122.30781° or 122° 18′ 28″ west
Open location code
84VVMM3R+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8097377
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q21952661
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In Other Languages

“Drumheller Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Drumheller Fountain”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bagley Hall and Guggenheim Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drumheller Fountain”. Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.