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The Blessed Virgin Mary

The Blessed Virgin Mary from directly overhead

The Blessed Virgin Mary 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 Memorial for the Unborn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
In Loving Memory of Marion County Deputy Kelly James Fredinburg, June 16, 2007

How to reach it

Coordinates44.94098, -123.03131

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Capitol Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waldo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mill Race Beautification: 0.4 mi
  • Mill Race Beautification: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • 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
Museums: 29
Artworks: 22
Historic sites: 19
Gardens: 14
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 9.6 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 9.8 mi
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 9.8 mi
  • Number 2: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Giesy Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Sulfer Springs: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SykesWSW 255°614 m23.6 mi
Mount BrownW 261°591 m22.4 mi
Forest PeakSW 218°572.1 m22.8 mi
High HillENE 77°568 m23.4 mi
McCully MountainESE 122°513 m23.7 mi
BlacktailESE 113°491 m18.9 mi
Silverton HillsE 89°461 m17.2 mi
Rogers MountainSE 141°438.912 m23.7 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/7447290825

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