Smiley Face Hill
Smiley Face Hill is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 28.5 mi off the Silver Falls
Overlooks nearby
- Winema Beach Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill: 2.8 mi
- Dorn Peak: 4.5 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 5.7 mi
- Spirit Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Condenser Peak: 6.9 mi
- Triangle Park: 2.9 mi
- Lamson Park: 3.0 mi
- Huddleston Pond Park: 3.0 mi
- Garden Spot Park: 3.0 mi
- Fort Yamhill State Heritage Site: 3.1 mi
- Rickreall Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 8.2 mi
- Valley of the Giants: 11.7 mi
- Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Erratic Rock State Natural Site: 13.0 mi
- Miller Woods Conservation Area: 18.6 mi
- Dallas Oregon's Historic Train: 12.9 mi
- Firefox Crop Circle: 20.7 mi
- Sparky the Wish Guardian: 23.9 mi
- Tom McCall (Governor of Oregon): 24.3 mi
- Eco-Earth Globe: 24.3 mi
- Fort Yamhill: 3.1 mi
- Valsetz: 15.4 mi
- WPA Stairs: 19.4 mi
- Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 19.5 mi
- The Willamette Mission: 23.5 mi
- Willamina Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 4.5 mi
- Polk County: 16.5 mi
- Yamhill Valley Heritage Center: 17.0 mi
- Independence Heritage Museum: 21.0 mi
- Drift Creek Falls Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Mushroom House: 21.1 mi
- Wings & Waves Water Park: 21.3 mi
- Little Nestucca County Boat Launch: 21.8 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 23.3 mi
- Dallas Japanese Garden: 12.5 mi
- Inspriation Garden: 20.9 mi
- Ellen Lane Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy: 24.0 mi
- Oceanlake Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 22.1 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 23.2 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 23.3 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 23.0 mi
- Neskowin Beach: 23.1 mi
- Kiwanda Beach: 23.2 mi
- Kiwanda Beach: 24.1 mi
- Pheasant Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Niagara Falls: 12.6 mi
- Drift Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- La Toutena Mary Spring: 12.6 mi
- H. B. Van Duzer Forest Wayside: 14.1 mi
- Camelback Bluff: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Smiley Face Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,094 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 217° | 1,051.56 m | 12.4 mi |
| Saddle Bag Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,032 m | 13.0 mi |
| Fanno Peak | SSW 207° | 1,015.898 m | 13.3 mi |
| Riley Peak | SSW 202° | 1,004 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 184° | 980 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Hebo | NW 321° | 972.312 m | 15.8 mi |
| Main Point | NW 316° | 966 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:47 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 40 | 36 |
| Precip in | 21.9 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 10.8 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1224896941
Day trips start here
- Monmouth · 19 mi
- McMinnville · 20 mi
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