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Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph from directly overhead

Saint Joseph is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Commons Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 13 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates45.23820, -123.14500

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Commons Park: 1.4 mi
  • Terry Park: 1.5 mi
  • Abigail Scott Duniway Park: 1.6 mi
  • Plantation Park: 1.6 mi
  • Joel Perkins Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 3.3 mi
  • WPA Stairs: 3.4 mi
  • Ewing Young Oak: 7.6 mi
  • The Willamette Mission: 11.7 mi
  • Champoeg Monument: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Firefox Crop Circle: 8.0 mi
  • Bigfoot: 16.4 mi
  • Acorn Statue: 17.4 mi
  • Statue of Gentle Ben: 17.8 mi
  • Modern Flight: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Alecs Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Froud Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Eagle Point: 9.8 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 31
Attractions: 18
Ghost towns: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 11.6 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 11.8 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 11.9 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 15.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 11.6 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainNNW 333°1,048 m24.1 mi
Trask MountainWNW 301°1,040 m17.7 mi
Sheridan PeakWNW 282°942 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainW 281°932 m15.6 mi
Gobblers KnobNW 310°932 m21.9 mi
Windy PointNW 323°880 m21.5 mi
Dovre PeakWNW 286°864 m18.5 mi
Ginsberg PointNW 304°822 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4915:4416:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447515863696864544640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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