Ghost town · Oregon
Kerby
Kerby is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. Lake Mountain stands 2,000 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerbyville Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away.
census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates42.19444, -123.65056
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tennessee Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Woodcock Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Eight Dollar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Gold Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Pocket Knoll: 6.6 mi
Parks: 38
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 2.6 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 8.1 mi
- Matson County Park: 18.9 mi
- Whitehorse County Park: 19.4 mi
- Applegate County Park: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Dovetail joint: 0.3 mi
- It's a Burl gallery: 0.4 mi
- Itskut & Shakshak: 19.9 mi
- Community: 19.9 mi
- Dragonfly: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- Butterfly Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 3.7 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 14.1 mi
- Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 20.4 mi
- Hellgate: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Car: 21.7 mi
- Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 22.3 mi
- Rotary International Sundial: 22.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Kerbyville Museum: 0.2 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 1.9 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 6.5 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 4.9 mi
- Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center: 5.9 mi
- Lake Selmac County Park: 6.0 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 7.1 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little Illinois River Falls: 3.4 mi
- Illinois River Falls: 9.8 mi
- Loretta Falls: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Sixmile Recreation Site: 8.2 mi
- Store Gulch Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Iron Ring Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Aching Spring: 6.6 mi
- Whisky Spring: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Green Wall: 21.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Waldo: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Friends & Family Trellis: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Kerby. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,000 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Elijah | ESE 118° | 1,929 m | 16.2 mi |
| Althouse Mountain | SE 142° | 1,926 m | 16.1 mi |
| Little Grayback | SSE 159° | 1,867 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bolan Mountain | SE 140° | 1,836 m | 15.8 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 138° | 1,795 m | 16.4 mi |
| Spees Peak | SE 146° | 1,777 m | 16.4 mi |
| Whiskers Peak | SE 139° | 1,776 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 14 mi
- Grants Pass · 24 mi
- Merlin · 25 mi
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