Ghost town · Oregon
Divide
Divide is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wards Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 3.7 miles off.
ghost town in Lane County, Oregon, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates43.75110, -123.12000
- 3.7 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 23.5 mi off the Umpqua River
- 29.3 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Triangle Park: 3.7 mi
- Harrison Park: 3.8 mi
- Lakeside Park: 3.9 mi
- Prospector Park: 3.9 mi
- Silk Creek Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 59
- Opal Whitely: 4.3 mi
- Coca-Cola: 4.4 mi
- The General: 4.4 mi
- Dino Statue 5 and 6: 10.7 mi
- Dino Statue 4: 10.7 mi
Peaks
- Wards Butte: 2.2 mi
- Kellys Butte: 2.9 mi
- Chapman Butte: 3.5 mi
- Taylor Butte: 4.2 mi
- Redford Butte: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Row River Nature Park: 5.4 mi
- Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Spencer Butte Park: 16.5 mi
- Amazon Headwaters Park: 17.0 mi
- Erin Noble Headwaters Park: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Cottage Grove Peace Pole: 4.6 mi
- Bud Brandt: 4.6 mi
- Drain Castle: 11.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 19
- The Ina Daughtery Garden: 4.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 18.2 mi
- Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden: 18.9 mi
- Fox Hollow Creek Nursery: 19.1 mi
- Amazon Community Garden: 19.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Bohemia Gold Mining Museum: 4.3 mi
- Oregon Aviation Historical Society & Museum: 5.4 mi
- Creswell Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 16.4 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 17.6 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 19.2 mi
- Living History Village: 20.1 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 20.1 mi
- Lowell Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Peterson Point: 13.9 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Franklin Perch: 20.5 mi
- Climbing Columns: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 8.4 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 8.5 mi
- Cabin Creek Rest Area Southbound: 21.5 mi
- Cabin Creek Rest Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Brice Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Spirit Falls: 23.8 mi
- Upper Trestle Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Chicken Shack: 22.3 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Divide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,116 m | 13.0 mi |
| Laurel Butte | SE 143° | 1,009 m | 9.5 mi |
| Harness Mountain | S 175° | 1,005 m | 15.6 mi |
| Fawn Peak | SSE 154° | 933 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 109° | 918 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hawley Butte | E 99° | 911 m | 14.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SE 138° | 911 m | 15.7 mi |
| Murry Hill | S 171° | 880 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottage Grove DAM, 4 mi away.
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