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Kernville

Kernville from directly overhead

Kernville is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kids Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 192 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89940, -124.00300

192 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • Kids Park: 1.3 mi
  • Josephine Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Drift Creek County Park: 1.6 mi
  • Siletz Bay Park: 2.0 mi
  • Taft Waterfront Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Cannery Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Ball Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Deadwood Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Prairie Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Siletz Hill: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 7
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 6.9 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 18.6 mi
  • Education Wing: 19.3 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Sand Point Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Punchbowl: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainE 85°1,094 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 90°1,051.56 m16.1 mi
Saddle Bag MountainENE 60°1,032 m12.7 mi
Fanno PeakE 97°1,015.898 m17.7 mi
Riley PeakE 92°1,004 m19.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 107°980 m23.6 mi
Main PointNNE 29°966 m24.9 mi
South PointNNE 29°958 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3020:2221:07
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5215:4916:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434547505457616260534742
Precip in14.610.510.88.24.73.50.91.43.48.514.115.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis 2 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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