Ghost town · Oregon
Coos City
Coos City is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Scott Mountain stands 820 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Buttes, a peak 1.7 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates43.30122, -124.21233
- On the Pacific Coast, National
- 6.2 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
- 27.9 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 9 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pirates Park: 3.9 mi
- Boardwalk Park: 4.4 mi
- Eastside Park: 4.4 mi
- Mingus Park: 4.9 mi
- Boynton Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 43
- The Buttes: 1.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.6 mi
- Yoakam Hill: 3.7 mi
- High Point: 4.1 mi
- Noble Hill: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 7.6 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 7.9 mi
- Sunset Bay State Park: 8.4 mi
- Gregory Point Marine Research Area: 8.7 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 9.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Coos Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 5.1 mi
- Coos History Museum: 5.1 mi
- Charleston Marine Life Center: 6.6 mi
- Carriage Museum: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Bastendorff Beach: 7.5 mi
- North Beach: 7.8 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 8.2 mi
- Simpson Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Speedway: 2.7 mi
- Interpretive Center: 8.1 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 8.8 mi
- Observation building: 8.9 mi
- West Coast Game Park Safari: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Harvest Moon Garden: 8.8 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 16.7 mi
- Student Garden: 17.0 mi
- Dream Chaser Garden: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Bunkers: 8.9 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hewett Falls: 18.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 18.9 mi
- Golden Falls: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lost at Sea: 6.4 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Seven Devils: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Prosper: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coos City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | SE 128° | 820 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kelly Butte | ENE 74° | 775 m | 24.2 mi |
| Coos Mountain | E 96° | 760 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ivers Peak | ENE 69° | 722 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sheeps Head | SE 129° | 706 m | 18.5 mi |
| Split Mountain | SE 126° | 703 m | 21.2 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | ESE 107° | 685 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bennett Butte | S 187° | 637 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 |
| Precip in | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coos BAY 8 SW, 6 mi away.
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