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Sterlingville

Sterlingville from directly overhead

Sterlingville is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Dutchman Peak stands 2,261 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 16 miles off.

Ghost town in Jackson County, Oregon

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Coordinates42.22470, -122.94300
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nelson Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Anderson Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Woodrat Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Squires Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Jacksonville Hill: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 5.2 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 6.1 mi
  • Pheasant Meadow Park: 6.2 mi
  • Doc Griffin Park: 6.2 mi
  • Britt Gardens County Park: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Sterling Mine Tunnel: 4.6 mi
  • Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 6.1 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley Swimming Hole: 6.2 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 6.2 mi
  • Pheasant Fields Farm: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 10
  • Union Park Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Learning Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 7.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Beebe Woods: 5.9 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 6.1 mi
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 8.0 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 13.1 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 7.9 mi
  • Rogue River: 15.2 mi
  • Madronita: 16.6 mi
  • Tree of life: 16.6 mi
  • Dragonfly: 16.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Dutchman Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Reeves' Ranch Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Madrone: 11.8 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Sterlingville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutchman PeakSSE2,261 m12.8 mi
Observation PeakSSE2,237 m14.6 mi
Wagner ButteSE2,211 m11.3 mi
McDonald PeakSE2,203 m13.8 mi
Siskiyou PeakSE2,178 m14.5 mi
Big Red MountainSSE2,149 m13.0 mi
Split RockSE2,109 m13.2 mi
Little Red MountainSSE2,028 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1020:52
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3815:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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