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Nolin

Nolin from directly overhead

Nolin is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Porter Hill stands 1,076 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Trail Arboretum, a park 5.8 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 20 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

Ghost town in Umatilla County, Oregon

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Coordinates45.68300, -119.10100
Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Oregon Trail Arboretum: 5.8 mi
  • Echo Memorial Field: 5.9 mi
  • George Park: 6.1 mi
  • Stockard Field: 8.5 mi
  • Charlotte Rauch Park: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Service Buttes: 10.3 mi
  • Emigrant Buttes: 11.3 mi
  • Ward Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Hermiston Butte: 15.0 mi
  • Boat Rock: 16.4 mi
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Madame Stella Darby: 15.2 mi
  • Til Taylor: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pendleton Underground Tour: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter HillSE 136°1,076 m24.8 mi
Table RockESE 114°1,075 m24.4 mi
Franklin HillSSW 198°1,070 m22.1 mi
Jones HillSSW 210°977 m24.3 mi
Gleason ButteSW 230°972 m21.0 mi
Morris ButteSW 224°893 m18.0 mi
Pilot RockSE 138°556 m18.9 mi
Service ButtesWSW 255°515 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:0820:0420:50
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3515:2616:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844505865737264524134
Precip in1.51.21.31.21.51.10.30.30.51.11.41.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pendleton, 12 mi away.

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