Learning Garden
Learning Garden is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lesser Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.8 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Community College
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 16.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 18.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Crown point · 25 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lesser Park: 0.2 mi
- Sylvania Park: 0.2 mi
- Holly Farm Park: 0.6 mi
- Nansen Summit Park: 0.6 mi
- McNary Park: 0.8 mi
- Gong: 0.3 mi
- The Nest: 1.9 mi
- Troll Ole Bolle: 1.9 mi
- Mobius: 1.9 mi
- Tigard Tulip: 2.1 mi
- Ash Creek Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Loll Wildwood Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Kerr Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Taylors Creek Wetlands Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Moonshadow Woods Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Earnest C. Loll Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Woodruff Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Muhamad Saili Memorial Shelter: 1.9 mi
- Drs. H. Achmad Amins Memorial Tree: 1.9 mi
- Finland 100: 1.9 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Frances Garden: 2.4 mi
- Campbell Native Garden: 2.4 mi
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 2.4 mi
- Estate Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Nordic Finn Ware: 1.9 mi
- Nordia House: 1.9 mi
- Broder Söder: 1.9 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 4.1 mi
- The Spider: 4.1 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 0.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Cooks Butte: 3.6 mi
- Council Crest: 4.2 mi
- Bull Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 3.6 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 4.1 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 5.6 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.6 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.0 mi
- North Beach: 12.0 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 13.6 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Willamette Falls: 8.3 mi
- Singer Falls: 8.4 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Fulton: 3.7 mi
- Champoeg: 15.4 mi
- Roy: 19.9 mi
- Greenville: 21.2 mi
- Thatcher: 21.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 12.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 15.0 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.2 mi
- School District Spring: 20.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 11.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 11.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Learning Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 47° | 595 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gales Peak | WNW 286° | 548 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 259° | 497 m | 15.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 333° | 490 m | 20.1 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 135° | 470 m | 20.0 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 44° | 437 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | ENE 77° | 396 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | N 351° | 392 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:42 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 4 mi away.
- Shining Crane's-bill104 obs
- Herb Robert100 obs
- Pacific trillium79 obs
- Oregon oak67 obs
- fringe cups53 obs
- Cross Orbweaver53 obs
- nipplewort52 obs
- European holly49 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 way/742039290
Day trips start here
- Tigard · 2 mi
- Tualatin · 2 mi
- Lake Oswego · 3 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 6 mi
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