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The Ocean and the Moon

The Ocean and the Moon from directly overhead

The Ocean and the Moon is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Bald Peak stands 497 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Breaktime, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.7 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
stone
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.39873, -122.73369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Breaktime: 0.0 mi
  • Totem: 0.5 mi
  • Wishing Tree: 1.0 mi
  • I Wonder: 1.5 mi
  • Gong: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Chow Corner: 0.3 mi
  • Lamont Springs Natural Area: 0.6 mi
  • Pilkington Park: 0.7 mi
  • West Waluga Park: 0.9 mi
  • McDuff Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 54
Peaks: 53
  • Cooks Butte: 1.7 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Sylvania: 2.8 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 1.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 6.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Willamette Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Singer Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.3 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Poet's Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.8 mi
  • North Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Lieser Point: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 1.8 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.2 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 17.5 mi
  • School District Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Ocean and the Moon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeakW 269°497 m15.6 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 336°490 m22.7 mi
Highland ButteSE 128°470 m18.0 mi
Cornell MountainN 354°392 m8.9 mi
Parrett MountainSW 230°381 m9.6 mi
Mount RichmondW 275°380 m24.7 mi
East Bliss ButteENE 74°344 m14.1 mi
Iowa HillW 280°342 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12956747659

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