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Champoeg

Champoeg from directly overhead

Champoeg is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Ball Bearing Hill stands 701 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Newell House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls passes 6.8 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

former town in Oregon, USA

The record

What the record says

Founded
1830s
Abandoned
1861-12-02
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.24889, -122.89694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Willamette River Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Schaad Park: 4.1 mi
  • Friends' Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rogers Landing: 4.3 mi
  • Gladys Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 55
Peaks: 47
  • La Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.5 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.6 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Singer Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 6.6 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ball Bearing HillW701 m23.6 mi
Kutch MountainWNW626 m23.6 mi
Slide MountainW599 m22.2 mi
High HillSE568 m22.7 mi
Bald PeakNW497 m12.8 mi
Highland ButteE470 m22.1 mi
Silverton HillsSSE461 m23.4 mi
The ButteW430 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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