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Oxbow Fish Hatchery

Oxbow Fish Hatchery from directly overhead

Oxbow Fish Hatchery is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is East Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.7 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

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Coordinates45.67558, -121.86064

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pet Play Park: 0.1 mi
  • Children's Play Park: 0.1 mi
  • Train Appreciation Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stevenson Waterfront: 1.5 mi
  • Walnut Park: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites
Peaks
Springs: 53
  • East Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 8.3 mi
  • White Horse Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 33
Cliffs: 22
  • Red Bluffs: 5.2 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 5.3 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 5.3 mi
  • Waespe Point: 12.5 mi
  • Cape Horn: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 1.6 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
  • Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 5.6 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 17.2 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Home Valley Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 16.7 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Marina Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 19.2 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Oxbow Fish Hatchery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE 106°1,504 m6.9 mi
Indian MountainS 170°1,491 m8.9 mi
Green Point MountainSE 129°1,443.8 m5.6 mi
Buck PeakS 180°1,443 m12.2 mi
Chinidere MountainSSE 159°1,416 m6.6 mi
Tomlike MountainSSE 148°1,387 m5.4 mi
Table MountainS 187°1,383.8 m11.4 mi
Lost Lake ButteSSE 166°1,362 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1920:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145515763686964544538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, under a mile away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/739458659

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