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Blalock

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Blalock is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Lone Pine Butte stands 1,439 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sundale Park, a park 3.3 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.2 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

former community in Oregon, United States

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Coordinates45.69420, -120.37300

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Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Sundale Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pasture Point Treaty Fishing Access Site: 6.3 mi
  • Roosevelt Park Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
  • Alkali Park: 8.4 mi
  • Earl Snell Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Butcher Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Turner Butte: 6.4 mi
  • Diamond Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Beavertrail Butte: 14.4 mi
  • Hickland Butte: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
  • Bickleton Carousel Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Old Methodist Cemetery: 21.9 mi
  • Sherman County Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Presby Mansion Museum: 23.5 mi
  • Maryhill Museum of Art: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Maryhill Overlook: 23.6 mi
  • Missive: 23.7 mi
  • Rebohoth: 23.7 mi
  • Brushing: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kenny Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Jackass Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tumwater Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blalock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Pine ButteNNW 336°1,438.7 m22.3 mi
Mule ButteN 8°1,132 m24.7 mi
Devils ButteS 183°834 m21.7 mi
Tumwater ButteNNW 333°815 m17.0 mi
Wester ButteSSE 160°815 m23.8 mi
Gordon RidgeWSW 238°728.8 m23.2 mi
Rattlesnake ButteS 189°705 m24.9 mi
Luna ButteNW 305°684 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1320:0920:55
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4015:3116:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536268767667544236
Precip in1.51.00.80.60.70.50.10.10.30.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 8 mi away.

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