Memorial for the Unborn
Memorial for the Unborn is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Sykes stands 614 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Blessed Virgin Mary, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5; In memory of the precious unborn children lost through natural death or taken from this world through the evil of abortion
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Silver Falls
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Willson Park: 0.1 mi
- Capitol Park: 0.2 mi
- Waldo Park: 0.3 mi
- Mill Race Beautification: 0.4 mi
- Mill Race Beautification: 0.4 mi
- Chapman Hill: 2.3 mi
- Grice Hill: 3.3 mi
- Wallace Hill: 3.5 mi
- Zosel Hill: 4.5 mi
- Illahe Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hallie Ford Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Willamette Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village: 0.6 mi
- Bush House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health: 1.3 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 0.0 mi
- Capitol Beaver Family: 0.1 mi
- A Parade of Animals: 0.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 0.1 mi
- Breyman Brothers Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Audubon Riparian Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Minto Island Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Salem Audubon Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Minto-Brown Island Park: 1.8 mi
- Claggett Creek Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Capitol Mall Parking Structure: 0.1 mi
- Moon Tree: 0.1 mi
- Oregon World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- E. M. Waite Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Fallen Trooper Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Isaac's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Martha Springer Botanical Garden: 0.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.5 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 2.9 mi
- Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 8.0 mi
- Steam Sawmill: 8.2 mi
- Oregon Fishing Club: 18.4 mi
- Lower South Falls: 18.5 mi
- Frenchie Falls: 18.7 mi
- South Falls: 18.7 mi
- Echo Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Lower North Falls: 19.1 mi
- Eola: 4.3 mi
- Zena: 6.7 mi
- Waconda: 9.7 mi
- Bethel: 10.2 mi
- Buena Vista: 13.2 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 9.7 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 9.8 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Number 2: 12.8 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 6.9 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 19.5 mi
- Giesy Spring: 23.1 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 24.8 mi
- Santiam River Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- The Cliff: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Memorial for the Unborn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sykes | WSW 255° | 614 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Brown | W 261° | 591 m | 22.4 mi |
| Forest Peak | SW 218° | 572.1 m | 22.8 mi |
| High Hill | ENE 77° | 568 m | 23.4 mi |
| McCully Mountain | ESE 122° | 513 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blacktail | ESE 113° | 491 m | 18.9 mi |
| Silverton Hills | E 89° | 461 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rogers Mountain | SE 141° | 438.912 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7447290826
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