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Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapman Point Marine Garden, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 14 m

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Coordinates45.91380, -123.97038

0.9 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
22.6 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
23.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE

Overlooks nearby

Silver Point Interpretive Overlook · 4 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Necus' Park: 1.0 mi
Ecola Creek Park: 1.0 mi
Whale Park: 1.0 mi
City Park: 1.2 mi
James Madison Park: 1.5 mi

Peaks38

Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
285.9: 2.3 mi
Clark's Mountain: 3.3 mi
Rippet Mountain: 3.4 mi
Double Peak: 4.3 mi

Historic sites26

Sailor's Grave: 4.6 mi
End of the Trail: 5.8 mi
Historic marker: 6.5 mi
Armstead Memorial: 10.2 mi
Ft. Stevens Bombardment Historical Marker: 16.4 mi

Museums17

Cannon Beach History Center And Museum: 1.8 mi
Seaside Museum: 6.2 mi
Nehalem Valley Historical Society: 13.6 mi
Fort Clatsop Interperitive Center: 15.8 mi
Camp 18 Logging Museum: 17.2 mi

Attractions16

High Life Aerial Challenge Course: 4.7 mi
Fort Clatsop Replica: 15.8 mi
Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South: 15.9 mi
Peter Iredale: 18.3 mi
Astoria Riverfront Trolley: 19.5 mi

Nature reserves9

Chapman Point Marine Garden: 0.4 mi
Haystack Rock Marine Garden: 2.0 mi
Gearhart Ocean State Park: 7.8 mi
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area: 12.2 mi
Headwaters (LNCT): 12.8 mi

Artworks8

Endangered Species: 1.0 mi
Taffy the Puffin: 1.7 mi
Tufted Puffins: 1.7 mi
Contact (No. 1 bench): 1.7 mi
Replica Cannon: 1.9 mi

Waterfalls5

Hug Point Falls: 5.8 mi
Blumenthal Falls: 10.3 mi
Youngs River Falls: 13.7 mi
Nehalem Falls: 16.1 mi
Fishhawk Falls: 18.8 mi

Picnic sites4

Klootchy Creek County Park: 3.8 mi
Arcadia Beach: 4.7 mi
Cullaby Lake County Park: 12.2 mi
Picnic Area: 13.9 mi

Beaches3

Seaside Beach: 6.0 mi
Short Sand Beach: 10.6 mi
Columbia Beach: 18.1 mi

Gardens3

Hoffman Wonder Garden: 13.6 mi
Garden of Surging Waves: 20.1 mi
Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 20.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Necanicum: 8.9 mi
Brighton: 16.8 mi

Cliffs2

The Rock: 16.0 mi
Tilden Bluffs: 22.8 mi

Rest areas1

Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 23.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Saddle Mountain	ENE 74°	1,001 m	14.2 mi
Buck Mountain	SE 128°	944 m	22.4 mi
Pinochle Peak	SE 129°	944 m	22.6 mi
West Onion Peak	SSE 157°	937.5 m	7.8 mi
Onion Peak	SSE 149°	931.7 m	7.9 mi
Angora Peak	SSE 164°	817.5 m	9.0 mi
Elk Mountain	ENE 65°	816 m	21.2 mi
Wickiup Mountain	NE 54°	807 m	22.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:20	18:49	19:29
June solstice	05:26	20:24	21:11
September equinox	07:04	18:36	19:15
December solstice	07:55	15:44	16:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	46	46	47	49	53	56	59	60	58	54	48	45
Precip in	11.0	8.1	9.4	6.6	3.9	2.7	0.9	1.2	2.9	6.6	12.0	11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/423033981

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