Seeds of Orenco
Seeds of Orenco is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Orenco Woods Nature Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.8 miles off.
Large green painted steel apple sculpture to represent the Orenco Apple, the signature fruit grown by the historic nursery.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 20.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 23.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Orenco Woods Nature Park: 0.1 mi
- Cherry Lane Trailhead: 0.5 mi
- Arbor Chestnut Park: 0.6 mi
- Cornell Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Arbor Park: 0.7 mi
- Aldercreek Estates Tract B: 0.3 mi
- Cornelius Pass Road Property: 0.4 mi
- Briar Creek Way: 0.5 mi
- Stonebriar: 0.5 mi
- Swoyer Property: 0.5 mi
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 0.3 mi
- Hillsboro Arch: 2.9 mi
- Nike Swoosh: 3.6 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 3.7 mi
- Seb Coe: 3.8 mi
- Elemental Sequence: 1.1 mi
- Beaver Buddiies: 1.6 mi
- World's Greatest: 2.0 mi
- Harvey the Giant Rabbit: 2.1 mi
- Sollín: 2.1 mi
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 3.2 mi
- Life Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Education Garden: 3.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.5 mi
- Mount Williams: 4.8 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 7.2 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 2.3 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 3.9 mi
- Vintage Tek: 4.8 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 9.5 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 5.2 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 8.9 mi
- Shelter A: 11.5 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.1 mi
- Jackson Falls: 6.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 17.2 mi
- Little Lee Falls: 18.2 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 11.4 mi
- North Beach: 13.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 13.5 mi
- Reeder Beach: 14.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.7 mi
- Roy: 9.8 mi
- Greenville: 11.1 mi
- Thatcher: 11.7 mi
- Fulton: 11.9 mi
- Champoeg: 19.2 mi
- Oliver Spring: 13.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.8 mi
- Normandin Spring: 14.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.5 mi
- School District Spring: 24.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.8 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Seeds of Orenco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Saddle Mountain | W 274° | 1,048 m | 22.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 332° | 689 m | 20.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 324° | 676 m | 18.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 342° | 649 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 345° | 634 m | 23.8 mi |
| Tuttle Point | W 265° | 623 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 340° | 618 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hoffman Hill | NW 322° | 614 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:42 | 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 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland-hillsboro AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7067981526
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