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<< Other Photo Pages >> Skystone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in United States in The West

Submitted by AKFisher on Saturday, 19 August 2023  Page Views: 1809

Natural PlacesSite Name: Skystone
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 14.9 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The West Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Bonney Lake, WA
Latitude: 47.154460N  Longitude: 122.19469W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Skystone
Skystone submitted by AKFisher : Side view of Skystone gives an idea of how large it is. Source Wiki: (Moselleeileen) (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Skystone is an andesite glacial erratic boulder in Bonney Lake, Washington. It was deposited approximately 13,000 years ago. The stone's height and width are 4.5 by 12 feet (1.4 m × 3.7 m) and it has over 20 pits pounded into its surface, presumably by the Puyallup tribe. The holes seem to point towards both astronomical and geographic features.

The holes point in the direction of Polaris, Sirius, the Little Dipper, and Orion. The stone may have also been used to predict lunar standstills.[4] Some of the holes align with the sun's position on the solstices,[2] which may have allowed Native Americans to predict the changing of seasons.[4] Pits in the surface of the boulder also appear to point towards Mt. Rainier, the peak of Mt. St. Helens (before it erupted), and potentially Mt. Adams, all of which have significance for local Native tribes.[4]

The stone is about one mile south of the former Naches Trail, and was apparently rediscovered when a suburban housing development was begun in 1999.[5] It is listed and preserved as an archaeological site by the Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.[5][6][3][7]

See also:
Viking Altar Rock, a Minnesota erratic with pits drilled in its upper surface

References:
1. Jacobsen, Winona (2011-01-01). Bonney Lake's Plateau. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738582085.
2. Teresa Herriman (April 30, 2009), "Artifact rests in housing development", Bonney Lake Courier-Herald, archived from the original on 2016-03-04
3. Puyallup to preserve historic tribal observatory, Associated Press, January 27, 2004, archived from the original on April 9, 2016 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
4. Webster, Peter (2017-04-17). "[Dipity] ~ Mystery Of The Skystone ~". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
5. Beauchamp, Douglas (2013), "Bonney Lake Skystone", Rock Art Oregon: Rock Art in the West, Eugene, Oregon
6. Rob Tucker (January 26, 2004), "Bonney Lake, Wash., Preserves Puyallup Indians' Tribal Observatory", Tacoma News Tribune, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, archived from the original on November 20, 2018 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
7. Brian Beckley (September 27, 2012), "Bonney Lake's historical treasures: Best of the Plateau 2012", Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald Reporter

Further Reading and Information:

Wikipedia

Miscellaneous
- "The night sky as a cultural resource", Official blog, Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, October 8, 2009
- James Hicks, "Bonney Lake Skystone", Strange Destinations
- Anna Edmonds, Skystone, Bainbridge Island, Washington: Battle Point Astronomical Association
- Doug Kirby; Ken Smith; Mike Wilkins, eds. (c. 2004). "Bonney Lake, Washington: Skystone – Mysterious Astro-Rock". Roadside America. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- Winona Jacobsen; Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society (2011). Bonney Lake's Plateau. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9–11. ISBN 9780738582085.

Directions: From downtown Bonney Lake, WA via Sky Island Drive E, 2.5 mi.

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Skystone
Skystone submitted by AKFisher : Informational sign at the Skystone site. Photo credit: Wiki (Moselleeileen) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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