Laurel Valley Educational Farm
Laurel Valley Educational Farm is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northwest Youth Corps
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 24.1 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Hendricks Park: 0.5 mi
- Moon Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Mission City Park: 0.7 mi
- Fairmount City Park: 0.9 mi
- Moon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Butte: 1.7 mi
- Mount Baldy: 2.4 mi
- Skinner Butte: 2.8 mi
- Gillespie Butte: 3.4 mi
- Wooly Mammoth: 1.2 mi
- The Duck: 1.2 mi
- Dinosaur on Hill: 1.3 mi
- Downstream / Hal-ba: 1.3 mi
- House for Phineas Gage: 1.4 mi
- Coryell Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Walama Restoration Project Site: 1.0 mi
- Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Duck Island: 2.3 mi
- Mt. Baldy Park: 2.5 mi
- Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 0.6 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Columbia Street Garden: 1.0 mi
- Outdoor Seating: 1.5 mi
- Library Garden: 1.6 mi
- Pre's Rock: 0.8 mi
- Soldier’s Memorial: 1.4 mi
- GAR Memorial Plot: 1.4 mi
- Willamette Heights Pillar: 1.5 mi
- Centennial Viewpoint: 1.7 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1.1 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 2.0 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 3.5 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Living History Village: 1.6 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 2.1 mi
- Mim's House: 2.5 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 7.3 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Franklin Perch: 0.8 mi
- Climbing Columns: 2.9 mi
- Lenon Hill: 8.9 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 12.6 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 12.7 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 14.1 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 14.1 mi
- Chicken Shack: 5.7 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Laurel Valley Educational Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,116 m | 15.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 15° | 961.6 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 15° | 954 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 20° | 881.5 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 26° | 852.2 m | 14.7 mi |
| Prune Hill | SSE 157° | 809 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Zion | SE 128° | 797 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hells Hill | NE 56° | 746 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 11 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel530 obs
- Mallard363 obs
- Columbian Larkspur338 obs
- Oregon grape319 obs
- Osoberry308 obs
- Lawn daisy307 obs
- western sword fern274 obs
- Canada Goose263 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8034247065
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