Luther Burbank Park
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| Luther Burbank Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Mercer Island, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°35′29″N 122°13′30″W / 47.59149°N 122.22512°W |
| Created | 1969[1] |
| Operated by | city of Mercer Island[1] |
Luther Burbank Park is a park in the city of Mercer Island,[2] located in King County, in Washington State. Luther Burbank Park is located at an elevation of 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level.[2]
Description
[edit]The terrain surrounding Luther Burbank Park is flat in the northwest, but hilly in the southeast.[a] The highest point in the area is First Hill, 98 metres (322 ft) above sea level, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southwest of Luther Burbank Park.[b] There are about 1,463 people per square kilometer around Luther Burbank Park is very densely populated.[4] The nearest larger city is Seattle, 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) km west of Luther Burbank Park. forest deciduous covers almost the entire area around Luther Burbank Park.[5] In the region around Luther Burbank Park, bays, estuaries, bays, and straits are unusually common.[c]
The climate is Mediterranean.[6] The average temperature is 9 °C (48 °F). The warmest month is August, at 21 °C, and the coldest is January, at 0 °C.[7] The average rainfall is 1,417 millimetres (55.8 in) per year. The wettest month is March, at 192 millimeters of rain, and the driest is July, at 26 millimetres (1.0 in).[8]
The city makes the park available for rental.[9] The park features more than 3 miles (4.8 km) of walking trails.[10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Calculated from the interpolation of all elevation data (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas, within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius.[3] The full algorithm is available here.
- ^ The highest point above the local horizon, according to elevation data from GeoNames.[2]
- ^ More than 20 kilometres (12 mi) away compared to the average density of the Earth, according to GeoNames.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History of Luther Burbank Park". mercerisland.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ a b c d Luther Burbank Park sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2006-01-15; database download sa 2017-02-28
- ^ "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Luther Burbank Park Rental". mercerisland.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Luther Burbank Park". Washington Trails Association. Retrieved 2025-01-18.