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Inspiration

Inspiration from directly overhead

Inspiration is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Mount Sykes stands 614 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pringle Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Silver Falls passes 6.4 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates44.93287, -123.03738

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pringle Park: 0.1 mi
  • SAIF Salem Campus Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mill Race Beautification: 0.3 mi
  • Mill Race Beautification: 0.3 mi
  • Mill Race Beautification: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Chapman Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Grice Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Wallace Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Zosel Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Illahe Hill: 4.0 mi
Museums: 28
Nature reserves: 24
Historic sites: 19
  • Chinook Salmon: 0.3 mi
  • E. M. Waite Memorial Fountain: 0.5 mi
  • 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 0.5 mi
  • Oregon World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Moon Tree: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 14
Attractions: 13
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 2.4 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 7.8 mi
  • Steam Sawmill: 8.8 mi
  • Mushroom House: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 10.2 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 10.3 mi
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 10.4 mi
  • Number 2: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Giesy Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Sulfer Springs: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Inspiration. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SykesWSW 256°614 m23.2 mi
Mount BrownW 263°591 m22.0 mi
Forest PeakSW 218°572.1 m22.2 mi
High HillENE 76°568 m23.8 mi
McCully MountainESE 121°513 m23.6 mi
BlacktailESE 111°491 m19.0 mi
Silverton HillsE 87°461 m17.5 mi
Rogers MountainSE 139°438.912 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515863696964544641
Precip in6.14.54.33.12.21.30.30.41.53.55.97.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem AP (mcnary Field), 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11932106972

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