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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: 60
Nature reserves
Artworks
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
Gardens: 56
  • 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
Attractions: 53
  • 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: 14
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 17.5 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 17.5 mi
  • Shelter A: 19.8 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 22.0 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: 9
  • Reeder Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Tina Bar: 17.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Collins Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 20.6 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 PeakWNW1,116 m23.0 mi
South Saddle MountainWSW1,048 m14.5 mi
Larch MountainWNW1,044 m17.3 mi
Hembre RidgeWSW1,039 m20.1 mi
Kings MountainW977 m20.9 mi
Woods PointW940 m17.3 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW932 m22.4 mi
Round TopWNW909 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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