Contact (No. 1 bench)
Contact (No. 1 bench) is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tufted Puffins, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- On the Pacific Coast, National
- 24.2 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 24.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James Madison Park: 0.3 mi
- City Park: 0.7 mi
- Whale Park: 0.8 mi
- Ecola Creek Park: 0.9 mi
- Necus' Park: 0.9 mi
- Double Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.8 mi
- 285.9: 4.0 mi
- Rippet Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Clark's Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Historic marker: 4.8 mi
- Sailor's Grave: 6.2 mi
- End of the Trail: 7.3 mi
- Armstead Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Loggers Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Cannon Beach History Center And Museum: 0.2 mi
- Seaside Museum: 7.7 mi
- Nehalem Valley Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Camp 18 Logging Museum: 16.7 mi
- Fort Clatsop Interperitive Center: 17.4 mi
- High Life Aerial Challenge Course: 6.2 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South: 14.1 mi
- Fort Clatsop Replica: 17.4 mi
- Largest cedar tree in Oregon: 19.9 mi
- Peter Iredale: 20.0 mi
- Haystack Rock Marine Garden: 0.4 mi
- Chapman Point Marine Garden: 1.4 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 9.3 mi
- Headwaters (LNCT): 11.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain State Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Tufted Puffins: 0.0 mi
- Taffy the Puffin: 0.0 mi
- Replica Cannon: 0.2 mi
- Endangered Species: 0.7 mi
- Shearwater Gallery: 7.3 mi
- Hug Point Falls: 4.1 mi
- Blumenthal Falls: 8.7 mi
- Nehalem Falls: 14.5 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 14.8 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 18.8 mi
- Crescent Beach: 1.7 mi
- Seaside Beach: 7.5 mi
- Short Sand Beach: 8.9 mi
- Columbia Beach: 19.8 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 2.9 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 4.0 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Hoffman Wonder Garden: 11.8 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 21.6 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- The Rock: 14.4 mi
- Tilden Bluffs: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Contact (No. 1 bench). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,001 m | 14.4 mi |
| Triangulation Point | SE 139° | 986 m | 23.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 125° | 944 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pinochle Peak | SE 127° | 944 m | 21.2 mi |
| West Onion Peak | SSE 155° | 937.5 m | 6.1 mi |
| Onion Peak | SE 144° | 931.7 m | 6.3 mi |
| Angora Peak | SSE 164° | 817.5 m | 7.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 61° | 816 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:24 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:44 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 45 |
| Precip in | 11.0 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6506569740
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