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Mim's House

Mim's House from directly overhead

Mim's House is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1867

How to reach it

Coordinates44.05609, -123.08838

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gateway City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Downtown Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Skinner Butte City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Washington/Jefferson City Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Skinner Butte: 0.3 mi
  • Gillespie Butte: 1.1 mi
  • Kelly Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Moon Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 21
  • Hays Tree Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Skinner City Farm: 0.6 mi
  • Alton Baker Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • McKenzie Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Library Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 6
  • Nicolas Cage balcony: 1.9 mi
  • Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 3.8 mi
  • Living History Village: 3.9 mi
  • Elijah Bristow Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Sarver Winery: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Climbing Columns: 0.5 mi
  • Franklin Perch: 1.8 mi
  • Spliff Cliff: 1.8 mi
  • Lenon Hill: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waters of Mormon: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Mim's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSSE 146°1,116 m17.7 mi
Buck MountainNNE 27°961.6 m11.0 mi
Mount TomNNE 25°954 m12.0 mi
Bald MountainNNE 28°881.5 m16.7 mi
Round MountainNE 35°852.2 m14.3 mi
Prune HillSSE 153°809 m16.4 mi
Hells HillENE 65°746 m15.1 mi
Cougar MountainSSE 157°732 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3020:1521:00
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4515:5016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347515661686863534641
Precip in6.14.74.63.32.51.20.30.41.43.26.07.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/686973956

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