Nasomah Memorial
Nasomah Memorial is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Edson Butte stands 820 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bandon Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Charleston to Bandon runs past it. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
Memorial garden tells the story of the Nasomah People who lived in the area prior to the arrival of European settlers.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Charleston to Bandon
- On the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 13 mi
161 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 0.7 mi
- Judah Parker County Park: 4.0 mi
- Rocky Point County Park: 4.1 mi
- Whiskey Run Beach: 6.3 mi
- New River County Park: 7.3 mi
- Lampa Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Beaver Hill: 8.2 mi
- Bill Peak: 8.9 mi
- Buzzard Butte: 12.0 mi
- Morton Butte: 12.1 mi
- Bullards Beach State Park: 1.8 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area C: 12.7 mi
- Shore Acres State Park: 14.0 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 14.1 mi
- Sunset Bay State Park: 14.9 mi
- Bandon Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Coquille River Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Carriage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Coquille Valley Museum: 12.1 mi
- Logging Museum: 14.5 mi
- Whisky Run Beach: 6.4 mi
- Merchants Beach: 8.2 mi
- Agate Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 10.1 mi
- Simpson Beach: 14.0 mi
- Harvest Moon Garden: 12.2 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 14.4 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 14.4 mi
- Student Garden: 14.4 mi
- Student Garden: 14.4 mi
- West Coast Game Park Safari: 7.6 mi
- Trailhead: 12.8 mi
- Speedway: 13.6 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Observation building: 14.2 mi
- Bunkers: 13.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 1.0 mi
- Lost at Sea: 16.3 mi
- Seven Devils: 12.2 mi
- Sixes Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nasomah Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edson Butte | SSE 166° | 820 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Avery | SSE 160° | 816.864 m | 24.3 mi |
| Grouslous Mountain | S 174° | 755 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 155° | 734 m | 21.6 mi |
| Calf Ranch Mountain | SSE 154° | 729 m | 17.5 mi |
| Eightmile Prairie Mountain | S 177° | 712 m | 18.2 mi |
| Summit Mountain | S 176° | 711 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sheeps Head | E 88° | 706 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 47 |
| Precip in | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bandon 2 NNE, 2 mi away.
- Ochre Sea Star253 obs
- Giant Green Anemone138 obs
- Western Gull128 obs
- Black Oystercatcher106 obs
- Harbor Seal96 obs
- Scotch Broom96 obs
- dune tansy90 obs
- Common Murre81 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/944925224
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