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Airplane Home

Airplane Home from directly overhead

Airplane Home is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint, a park 2.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.8 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A Boeing 727-200 Home in the Woods.

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Coordinates45.40802, -123.00791
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Belle's Haven: 6.7 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks: 58
Attractions: 58
Picnic sites: 21
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 3.5 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 13.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 14.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Little Lee Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Lee Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Haines Falls: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 8
  • San Salvador Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 18.0 mi
  • North Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Phantom Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 17.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.6 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 299°1,048 m20.2 mi
Trask MountainW 264°1,040 m21.9 mi
Hembre RidgeWNW 288°1,039.4 m24.1 mi
Sheridan PeakWSW 248°942 m23.1 mi
Woods PointWNW 298°940 m23.6 mi
Gobblers KnobW 276°932 m23.5 mi
Bald MountainWSW 248°932 m23.6 mi
Windy PointWNW 285°880 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/391815826

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