Ghost town · Oregon
Ballston
Ballston is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballston County Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Silver Falls passes 22 miles off.
Ghost town in Polk County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates45.06680, -123.32100
- 21.7 mi off the Silver Falls
- 26.5 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 28.6 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ballston County Park: 0.1 mi
- Sheridan City Park: 4.0 mi
- Stuart Grenfell County Park: 5.7 mi
- Buell County Park: 5.7 mi
- Monroe Landing County Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Crescent Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Baldy: 7.7 mi
- Holmes Hill: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 8.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 9.4 mi
Museums: 27
- Willamina Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Yamhill Valley Heritage Center: 8.9 mi
- Polk County: 10.9 mi
- Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: 12.8 mi
- Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Smiley Face Hill: 9.9 mi
- Dallas Oregon's Historic Train: 10.0 mi
- Firefox Crop Circle: 10.8 mi
- Tom McCall (Governor of Oregon): 16.1 mi
- Eco-Earth Globe: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- WPA Stairs: 11.5 mi
- Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 11.5 mi
- Fort Yamhill: 12.2 mi
- The Willamette Mission: 13.6 mi
- Salem Began Here: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Erratic Rock State Natural Site: 5.2 mi
- Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Spring Valley Access State Park: 12.2 mi
- Miller Woods Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Rickreall Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Bethel: 6.9 mi
- Ellendale: 9.6 mi
- Zena: 10.2 mi
- Eola: 13.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Dallas Japanese Garden: 9.7 mi
- Ellen Lane Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Whittam Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Inspriation Garden: 16.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mushroom House: 12.3 mi
- Wings & Waves Water Park: 12.6 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 15.8 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 16.1 mi
- Steam Sawmill: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 13.0 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 13.4 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Niagara Falls: 17.9 mi
- Pheasant Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- San Salvador Beach: 17.9 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- La Toutena Mary Spring: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- H. B. Van Duzer Forest Wayside: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Ballston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | SW 231° | 1,094 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,052 m | 20.8 mi |
| Trask Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,040 m | 22.1 mi |
| Fanno Peak | SW 229° | 1,016 m | 20.9 mi |
| Riley Peak | SW 229° | 1,004 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sheridan Peak | NNW 337° | 942 m | 16.1 mi |
| Condenser Peak | WSW 244° | 932 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 336° | 932 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas 2 NE, 8 mi away.
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