Topographic Bison
Topographic Bison is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Park Greenway, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.3 miles off.
White painted steel sculpture of American Bison. Constructed of layered steel plates that give the sculpture a secondary appearance of a topographic model.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 11.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 20.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 24.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Park Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Methodist Meeting House/Meek Family Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Brookwood and Evergreen Park: 1.0 mi
- Hondo Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- Dawson Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- MISSIONARIES AND METHODIST MEETING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: 0.7 mi
- TRAPPERS: 0.7 mi
- SETTLEMENT. WORSHIP, REMOVAL: 0.7 mi
- CHAMPOEG MEETING AND FIRST GOVERNMENT: 0.7 mi
- METHODIST MEETING HOUSE: 0.7 mi
- Holstein Cow: 1.1 mi
- World's Greatest: 2.7 mi
- Seeds of Orenco: 3.0 mi
- Beaver Buddiies: 3.2 mi
- Elemental Sequence: 3.3 mi
- Dawson Creek Property at NE Shute Road: 1.7 mi
- Adams Wetlands Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Dawson Creek Woods: 2.0 mi
- Dawson at Cornell: 2.3 mi
- Emma Jones Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Education Garden: 3.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.5 mi
- Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 3.9 mi
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 4.4 mi
- Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 5.1 mi
- Mount Williams: 7.7 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 9.1 mi
- Roloff Farm: 2.3 mi
- Molly's Castle: 2.4 mi
- Pirate Ship: 2.4 mi
- Treehouse: 2.4 mi
- Old West Town: 2.4 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 1.0 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 2.5 mi
- Vintage Tek: 7.3 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 11.3 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 2.4 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 11.4 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 12.1 mi
- Heron Shelter: 12.2 mi
- Shelter A: 12.5 mi
- Jackson Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.0 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Bonnie Falls: 16.5 mi
- Little Lee Falls: 17.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 11.3 mi
- Reeder Beach: 13.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 13.3 mi
- Tina Bar: 13.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 13.7 mi
- Roy: 7.5 mi
- Greenville: 9.0 mi
- Thatcher: 10.1 mi
- Fulton: 14.2 mi
- Champoeg: 21.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.9 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 11.8 mi
- Normandin Spring: 13.0 mi
- Oliver Spring: 15.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.5 mi
- School District Spring: 24.8 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 21.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Topographic Bison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Saddle Mountain | W 267° | 1,048 m | 21.5 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 291° | 909 m | 22.2 mi |
| Windy Point | WSW 257° | 880 m | 24.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 331° | 689 m | 17.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 322° | 676 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 343° | 649 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 346° | 634 m | 20.9 mi |
| Tuttle Point | WSW 257° | 623 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7730286541
Day trips start here
- Hillsboro · 4 mi
- Aloha · 6 mi
- Beaverton · 8 mi
- Forest Grove · 9 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 12 mi
- Tigard · 12 mi
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