Short Sand Beach
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Short Sand Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Blumenthal Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.4 miles off. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Beach in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.
Wikidata Q49324755, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
165 named places within 25 miles
- Manzanita City Park: 3.6 mi
- Elk Meadows Park: 4.3 mi
- nehalem pickleball courts: 4.5 mi
- nehalem playground: 4.6 mi
- Nehalem City Park: 4.6 mi
- Neahkahnie Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Angora Peak: 3.0 mi
- Angora Pinnacle: 3.0 mi
- Nehalem Valley Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Cannon Beach History Center And Museum: 8.8 mi
- International Police Museum: 10.2 mi
- Garibaldi Museum: 14.1 mi
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: 14.3 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South: 6.3 mi
- Largest cedar tree in Oregon: 11.0 mi
- Three Graces: 13.8 mi
- High Life Aerial Challenge Course: 15.0 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Bay City: 16.8 mi
- Blumenthal Falls: 0.3 mi
- Hug Point Falls: 4.8 mi
- Nehalem Falls: 9.7 mi
- Kilchis Falls: 18.7 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 22.8 mi
- Headwaters (LNCT): 2.8 mi
- Nehalem Bay State Park: 4.6 mi
- Haystack Rock Marine Garden: 8.6 mi
- Chapman Point Marine Garden: 10.2 mi
- God's Valley Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
- Armstead Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Hammond Lumber Company Smokestack: 14.2 mi
- Sailor's Grave: 15.0 mi
- End of the Trail: 16.2 mi
- Loggers Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Replica Cannon: 8.8 mi
- Contact (No. 1 bench): 8.9 mi
- Tufted Puffins: 8.9 mi
- Taffy the Puffin: 8.9 mi
- Endangered Species: 9.6 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 6.0 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 11.6 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 22.6 mi
- Jones Creek Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- The Rock: 7.7 mi
- Tilden Bluffs: 13.5 mi
- Landslide: 22.8 mi
- Crescent Beach: 10.6 mi
- Seaside Beach: 16.3 mi
- Hoffman Wonder Garden: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Short Sand Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Peak | ESE 108° | 1,116 m | 21.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NE 43° | 1,001 m | 19.8 mi |
| Triangulation Point | ESE 120° | 986 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kings Mountain | ESE 115° | 977 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pinochle Peak | ESE 102° | 944 m | 17.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 101° | 944 m | 17.7 mi |
| West Onion Peak | NE 41° | 938 m | 4.4 mi |
| Onion Peak | NE 46° | 932 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:45 | 16:35 |
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, 16 mi away.
Mean tidal range 6.53 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station North Fork, Nehalem River, OR, 5 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/157476309
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