Ghost town · Oregon
Nolin
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. Blue Mountain passes 29 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
Ghost town in Umatilla County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates45.68300, -119.10100
- 28.5 mi off the Blue Mountain
99 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- 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
- Echo Museum: 6.1 mi
- Umatilla County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Heritage Station Museum: 15.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon: 15.2 mi
- Umatilla Museum: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Pendleton Adventure Trails Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Power City Wildlife Area: 17.5 mi
- McNary Wildlife Nature Area: 19.9 mi
- Plymouth Park: 20.9 mi
- Paradise Park: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Stanfield Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 9.4 mi
- Stanfield Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 9.5 mi
- Viewpoint, I-84 Eastbound: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Statue of Madame Stella Darby: 15.2 mi
- Til Taylor: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Pendleton Underground Tour: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- River View: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- McNary Beach: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Yellowhawk Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Hill | SE 136° | 1,076 m | 24.8 mi |
| Table Rock | ESE 114° | 1,075 m | 24.4 mi |
| Franklin Hill | SSW 198° | 1,070 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jones Hill | SSW 210° | 977 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gleason Butte | SW 230° | 972 m | 21.0 mi |
| Morris Butte | SW 224° | 893 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pilot Rock | SE 138° | 556 m | 18.9 mi |
| Service Buttes | WSW 255° | 515 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:04 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:26 | 16:16 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pendleton, 12 mi away.
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