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Flight of the Moon

Flight of the Moon from directly overhead

Flight of the Moon is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. High Hill stands 568 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Modern Flight, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.1 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30280, -122.76175

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Town Center Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wilsonville Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Courtside Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hathaway Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sue Guyton Tree Grove: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 46
  • Pleasant Hill: 3.9 mi
  • La Butte: 5.6 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Cooks Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 0.6 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.7 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.8 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 16.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 18.6 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.5 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • San Salvador Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 17.6 mi
  • North Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 9.5 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flight of the Moon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High HillSSE 154°568 m21.9 mi
Bald PeakWNW 294°497 m15.7 mi
Highland ButteESE 106°470 m16.2 mi
Silverton HillsS 171°461 m25.0 mi
Cornell MountainN 2°392 m15.5 mi
Parrett MountainW 275°381 m6.0 mi
Mount RichmondWNW 291°380 m24.8 mi
East Bliss ButteNE 55°344 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:03
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447515763696964544641
Precip in6.14.24.93.32.41.60.50.51.74.36.26.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Willamette EXP STN, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12431590303

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