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Thornberry

Thornberry from directly overhead

Thornberry is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Indian Rock stands 1,774 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wasco City Park, a park 4.1 miles away. Journey Through Time runs past it. 155 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates45.63207, -120.76339

155 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Wasco City Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wasco Depot Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rufus Community Center: 4.6 mi
  • Maryhill State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Stonehenge Memorial: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Sugarloaf: 5.7 mi
  • Gordon Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 7.8 mi
  • Gordon Ridge: 8.1 mi
  • Lorena Butte: 11.8 mi
Springs: 23
  • Henderson Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Jackass Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Deer Spring: 9.8 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 10
  • The Slide: 6.7 mi
  • Gordon Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Celilo Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Apocalypse Needles: 13.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Rim: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Maryhill Overlook: 5.7 mi
  • Missive: 5.8 mi
  • Rebohoth: 5.8 mi
  • Brushing: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Tumwater Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Cushing Falls: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 2
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 5.8 mi
  • Vogt Fountain: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockN 353°1,774 m24.8 mi
Stacker ButteWNW 289°981 m17.3 mi
White Pine ButtesNNW 337°980 m24.7 mi
Black ButteNNW 337°933 m22.8 mi
Haystack ButteWNW 296°905 m7.8 mi
Jackknife ButteNNW 343°881 m19.9 mi
Devils ButteSE 134°834 m24.9 mi
Tumwater ButteNNE 30°815 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:16
June solstice05:1520:1120:57
September equinox06:5118:2319:02
December solstice07:4115:3316:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323641475561696861493932
Precip in1.51.11.01.01.00.60.20.20.41.11.51.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moro, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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