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Gordon

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Gordon is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 594 m. Tygh Ridge stands 1,019 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moro City Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 0.9 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

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Coordinates45.49985, -120.72887

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Around it

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Moro City Park: 1.2 mi
  • De Moss County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Wasco Depot Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wasco City Park: 6.5 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Gordon Ridge: 2.7 mi
  • Rose Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Beavertrail Butte: 8.4 mi
  • Gordon Butte: 8.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 13.6 mi
Springs: 14
  • Jackass Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Deer Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Mud Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Kenny Spring: 9.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • Sherman County Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Maryhill Museum of Art: 13.9 mi
  • Dufur Historical Society: 19.8 mi
  • Presby Mansion Museum: 22.8 mi
  • National Neon Sign Museum: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Gordon Cliffs: 10.0 mi
  • The Slide: 14.8 mi
  • Celilo Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Apocalypse Needles: 18.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Rim: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Tumwater Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cushing Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Sherar's Falls: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Brushing: 13.9 mi
  • Rebohoth: 13.9 mi
  • Missive: 13.9 mi
  • Maryhill Overlook: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 14.0 mi
  • Vogt Fountain: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tygh RidgeSW 232°1,019 m22.3 mi
Stacker ButteNW 309°981 m23.3 mi
Haystack ButteNW 325°905 m15.3 mi
Igo ButteSE 129°895 m24.6 mi
Nelson ButteSE 143°871 m22.8 mi
Devils ButteESE 117°834 m18.2 mi
Wolf MountainSSE 155°800 m23.6 mi
Whistle PointSSE 149°784 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1520:1020:56
September equinox06:5118:2319:02
December solstice07:4115:3316:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323641475561696861493932
Precip in1.51.11.01.01.00.60.20.20.41.11.51.6

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

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