Garden · Oregon
Learning Garden
Learning Garden is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Reader, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Community College
How to reach it
Coordinates45.50577, -122.58237
- 8.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 9.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 12.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Crown point · 17 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Reader: 0.1 mi
- Stone Cloud: 0.1 mi
- Unity 2: 0.1 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 0.1 mi
- Creston Community Convergence Intersection Painting: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Garden of Peace: 0.1 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mt. Tabor Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Portland Memory Garden: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Harrison Park: 0.3 mi
- Essex Park: 0.8 mi
- Berrydale Park: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Blossom Park: 1.0 mi
- Kern Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tabor: 0.7 mi
- Kelly Butte: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Butte: 2.9 mi
- Mount Scott: 3.9 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Robert Delgado memorial: 1.3 mi
- Heart Beacon: 1.3 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.1 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Laurelhurst Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Indian Creek Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Creek Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Natural Area: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Portland Spirit: 4.0 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 4.1 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 4.4 mi
Museums: 51
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 1.2 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 2.8 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 3.9 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Knapp Falls: 2.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Area B: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 6.9 mi
- Swim beach: 7.1 mi
- North Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 5.0 mi
- Latourell: 17.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 20.1 mi
- Champoeg: 23.4 mi
- Roy: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 12.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.9 mi
- Oliver Spring: 21.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.7 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.7 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Learning Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 43° | 1,057 m | 20.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 32° | 679 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 86° | 655 m | 19.9 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 41° | 595 m | 15.8 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 40° | 576 m | 16.9 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 160° | 470 m | 19.8 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 74° | 447 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 36° | 437 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 4 mi away.
- tree-of-heaven646 obs
- white clover222 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco206 obs
- Cross Orbweaver181 obs
- Red Clover177 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider168 obs
- Western Honey Bee158 obs
- American Robin139 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/742039288
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Learning Garden.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.