Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 17 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 23.7 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Lady: 0.1 mi
- Wind Veil: 0.1 mi
- Prometheus: 0.2 mi
- Reflections of a Summer Day: 0.2 mi
- Path Weg II: 0.3 mi
- West University City Park: 0.2 mi
- Women's Memorial Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Science Grove: 0.3 mi
- Straub Hall Green: 0.3 mi
- Erb Memorial Union Green: 0.4 mi
- Skinner Butte: 1.1 mi
- Gillespie Butte: 1.9 mi
- Kelly Butte: 2.5 mi
- Moon Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.3 mi
- Duck Island: 0.8 mi
- Walama Restoration Project Site: 1.5 mi
- Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Coryell Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Mt. Baldy Park: 3.4 mi
- McKenzie Garden: 0.2 mi
- Library Garden: 0.2 mi
- Outdoor Seating: 0.3 mi
- Alton Baker Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Columbia Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- GAR Memorial Plot: 0.3 mi
- Soldier’s Memorial: 0.4 mi
- David Minor: 0.6 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.7 mi
- Eugene Japanese-American Art Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 0.6 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 0.8 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 4.1 mi
- Mim's House: 0.8 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 1.3 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 3.2 mi
- Living History Village: 3.2 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 9.0 mi
- Climbing Columns: 1.2 mi
- Franklin Perch: 1.2 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Lenon Hill: 8.2 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 13.3 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 13.3 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 13.7 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Chicken Shack: 7.1 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Great Blue Heron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 146° | 1,116 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 24° | 961.6 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 22° | 954 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 25° | 881.5 m | 17.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 32° | 852.2 m | 14.7 mi |
| Prune Hill | SSE 153° | 809 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hells Hill | ENE 62° | 746 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | SSE 157° | 732 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5507179309
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