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Gun-Turret Statue

Gun-Turret Statue from directly overhead

Gun-Turret Statue is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Silver Butte stands 1,194 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Harold and Sid Nichols Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 9.1 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11929, -123.42245

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harold and Sid Nichols Park: 0.2 mi
  • Civic Wayside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 0.6 mi
  • Winston Park: 0.9 mi
  • Winston Dillard County Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Obette: 1.7 mi
  • Swan Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Indian Nose: 3.3 mi
  • Hoover Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Lookingglass Hill: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Camel Rides: 1.5 mi
  • Australia: 1.5 mi
  • Cheetah Spot: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cavitt Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Floed-Lane House Museum: 7.5 mi
  • South Umpqua Historical Society: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Amacher County Park: 11.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Gun-Turret Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver ButteS 173°1,194 m18.1 mi
Nickel MountainS 184°1,075.03 m10.4 mi
Live Oak MountainSW 219°1,046.988 m16.0 mi
Tellurium PeakSSE 160°1,044 m16.3 mi
Canyon MountainSSE 155°1,034 m16.5 mi
Lane MountainENE 71°1,029 m16.3 mi
Table MountainSSW 209°1,020.775 m14.9 mi
Kenyon MountainWSW 246°1,006 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3520:1420:58
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4315:5616:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444649536066727267574843
Precip in5.33.53.83.12.01.00.30.30.92.54.86.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roseburg, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6978533000

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