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The Maize

The Maize from directly overhead

The Maize is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Long Mountain stands 689 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Big Red Animal Barn, a attraction 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 2.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.64218, -122.79163

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Garden 10: Physical Plant (North Parking Lot): 5.3 mi
  • Garden 13: Student Led Unity Garden (SLUG): 5.3 mi
  • Student Led Unity Garden (S.L.U.G.): 5.3 mi
  • Garden 12: N. Monteith Ave & N. Warren St.: 5.4 mi
  • Garden 14: Tyson Hall: 5.4 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Point: 5.4 mi
  • Dixie Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Cornell Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Swede Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Elk Point: 9.1 mi
Artworks
  • Columbia River Watershed: 5.6 mi
  • Tree of Life: 5.6 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver - Royal Navy: 5.7 mi
  • Oddo Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Rotary International: 5.7 mi
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 26
  • Eagle Shelter: 3.6 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 7.1 mi
  • Shelter A: 7.6 mi
  • Pavillion: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Jackson Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Bonnie Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Reeder Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Tina Bar: 5.5 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 6.7 mi
  • North Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Waud Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.5 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.9 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Fern Spring: 14.4 mi
  • School District Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of The Maize. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainWNW 304°689 m18.3 mi
Elkhorn MountainENE 72°679 m21.4 mi
Green MountainWNW 293°676 m18.0 mi
Buck MountainNW 310°649 m14.7 mi
Bunker HillNW 322°634 m19.1 mi
Tater HillNW 311°618 m16.5 mi
Hoffman HillWNW 294°614 m20.0 mi
Livingston MountainE 83°595 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1921:05
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:5015:4116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347525863696964544641
Precip in5.33.83.92.92.51.60.40.51.43.45.56.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver Pearson AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/866820979

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