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Lone Ranch Beach

Lone Ranch Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Chetco Peak stands 1,423 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Ranch Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it.

The story

Lone Ranch Beach is a beach administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, as it is part of the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor. The beach is located near Brookings, Oregon, along the U.S. Route 101.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q17035037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09845, -124.34288

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Harris Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Red Mound: 2.7 mi
  • Greenhill: 3.0 mi
  • Black Mound: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Italy: 3.3 mi
Parks: 21
  • Bud Cross Park: 3.6 mi
  • Easy Manor Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mill Beach Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hillside Park: 4.4 mi
  • Stout Park: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Harris Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Whaleshead Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Harris Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Mill Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Sporthaven Beach: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Amphitheater: 2.8 mi
  • Chetco Grange: 5.4 mi
  • Japanese Bombing Site Trailhead: 11.4 mi
  • Boy Scout Tree: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fern Fall: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Lone Ranch Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chetco PeakE 83°1,422.502 m20.7 mi
Vulcan PeakENE 72°1,408 m19.2 mi
Big CraggiesNE 41°1,382 m22.2 mi
Red MountainENE 76°1,320 m19.6 mi
Saddle MountainNNE 27°1,290 m23.6 mi
Snow Camp MountainNNE 28°1,286 m19.3 mi
Collier ButteNNE 31°1,284 m21.5 mi
Jacoby ButteNNE 29°1,223 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:30
June solstice05:4220:1520:58
September equinox07:0618:3919:16
December solstice07:4316:0416:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525559616060565250
Precip in13.19.910.06.73.91.90.50.51.86.010.013.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookings, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Brookings, Chetco Cove, OR, 5 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357303440

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