Artwork · Oregon
O Cruceiro
O Cruceiro is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden 20: Buckley Auditorium, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
Coordinates45.57242, -122.72658
- 4.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 11.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 15.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Garden 20: Buckley Auditorium: 0.0 mi
- Garden 17: UP Bookstore: 0.1 mi
- Marian Garden: 0.1 mi
- Garden 3: Bell Tower: 0.1 mi
- Garden 5: Shiley Hall: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Academic Quad: 0.0 mi
- East Quad: 0.1 mi
- Villa Quad: 0.2 mi
- Portsmouth Park: 0.5 mi
- McKenna Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Oddo Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 2.1 mi
- Bella venti-tre e Thurman: 2.8 mi
- Phipps Rexall Drugs: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Broken Wall Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Danford Balch Homesite: 2.6 mi
- LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND ORIENTAL FAIR 1905: 2.7 mi
- Steve Brand: 2.9 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Waud Bluff Trail: 0.2 mi
- Harbor View Property: 0.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 1.2 mi
- North Crawford Street and North Polk Avenue Property: 1.2 mi
- Alder Ridge Natural Area: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Pittock Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 4.0 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 4.0 mi
- Grant Street Pier: 4.2 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Cornell Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.2 mi
- Elk Point: 4.2 mi
- Council Crest: 5.2 mi
- Mount Tabor: 7.7 mi
Museums: 54
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 2.6 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 2.9 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 3.8 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 4.0 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Shelter A: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 10.8 mi
- Knapp Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.8 mi
- North Beach: 4.3 mi
- Surprise Beach: 4.5 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.3 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.1 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 7.5 mi
- Roy: 17.3 mi
- Greenville: 18.8 mi
- Thatcher: 20.1 mi
- Champoeg: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 19.2 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.6 mi
- Normandin Spring: 22.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 20.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of O Cruceiro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 56° | 679 m | 20.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 315° | 649 m | 20.3 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 67° | 595 m | 18.8 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 65° | 576 m | 19.7 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 308° | 566 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 297° | 539 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 233° | 497 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 312° | 490 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9976276096
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 4 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 6 mi
- Beaverton · 7 mi
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