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Coos City

Coos City from directly overhead

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.

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How to reach it

Coordinates43.30122, -124.21233

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
Gardens: 10
  • Harvest Moon Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Nasomah Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Earthworm Acres: 16.7 mi
  • Earthworm Acres: 16.7 mi
  • Student Garden: 17.0 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Speedway: 2.7 mi
  • Trailhead: 5.8 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 8.1 mi
  • Shore Acres Gardens: 8.8 mi
  • Observation building: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hewett Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Golden Falls: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandtracks Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scott MountainSE 128°820 m24.8 mi
Kelly ButteENE 74°775 m24.2 mi
Coos MountainE 96°759.562 m15.8 mi
Ivers PeakENE 69°722 m19.4 mi
Sheeps HeadSE 129°706 m18.5 mi
Split MountainSE 126°703 m21.2 mi
Burnt MountainESE 107°685 m19.8 mi
Bennett ButteS 187°637 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3720:1821:01
September equinox07:0518:3819:16
December solstice07:4715:5816:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444547485255575856524844
Precip in10.78.58.45.52.92.40.50.51.84.29.010.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coos BAY 8 SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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