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Roy

Roy from directly overhead

Roy is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley runs past it.

unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States

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Coordinates45.59444, -123.08222
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arbor Park: 1.8 mi
  • Sunset Park: 2.1 mi
  • Log Cabin Park: 2.2 mi
  • Frank Wing Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Louie Wence Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Education Garden: 10.9 mi
Peaks
  • Gales Peak: 7.4 mi
  • Red Slide Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Fern Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Old West Town: 7.6 mi
  • Hillsboro Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Matt's Grand Canyon: 7.6 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 7.6 mi
  • Treehouse: 7.7 mi
Museums: 37
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Shelter: 7.6 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 17.5 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 17.5 mi
  • Shelter A: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jackson Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Lee Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Haines Falls: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Reeder Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Tina Bar: 17.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Collins Beach: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Normandin Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakWNW 282°1,116 m23.0 mi
South Saddle MountainWSW 257°1,048 m14.5 mi
Larch MountainWNW 285°1,044 m17.3 mi
Hembre RidgeWSW 254°1,039.4 m20.1 mi
Kings MountainW 274°977 m20.9 mi
Woods PointW 264°940 m17.3 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 242°932 m22.4 mi
Round TopWNW 293°909 m14.7 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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