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Greenville

Greenville from directly overhead

Greenville is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Arbor Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley runs past it.

unincorporated historic community in Washington County, Oregon, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1871
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.59290, -123.11400
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arbor Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sunset Park: 1.4 mi
  • Log Cabin Park: 1.7 mi
  • Thatcher Park: 3.9 mi
  • Hazel Sills: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Gales Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Red Slide Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Fern Hill: 8.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Education Garden: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Hillsboro Arch: 8.8 mi
  • Old West Town: 9.2 mi
  • Matt's Grand Canyon: 9.2 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 9.2 mi
  • Treehouse: 9.2 mi
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Shelter: 9.1 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 15.8 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 19.0 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 19.0 mi
  • Shelter A: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jackson Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.3 mi
  • University Falls: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Reeder Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Tina Bar: 19.2 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Collins Beach: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Normandin Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Greenville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakWNW 284°1,116 m21.6 mi
South Saddle MountainWSW 256°1,048 m13.0 mi
Larch MountainWNW 287°1,044 m15.8 mi
Trask MountainSW 227°1,040 m22.6 mi
Hembre RidgeWSW 253°1,039.4 m18.6 mi
Kings MountainW 275°977 m19.4 mi
Woods PointW 264°940 m15.7 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 240°932 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:2021:06
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5115:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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