Ghost town · Oregon
Waconda
Waconda is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Meyers Butte stands 798 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. Silver Falls passes 7.1 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
unincorporated community in Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates45.07530, -122.97700
- 7.1 mi off the Silver Falls
- 21.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Saint Louis Fish Ponds County Park: 3.2 mi
- Bair Park: 3.7 mi
- Labish Village Park: 3.9 mi
- Clear Lake Park: 4.0 mi
- Meadows Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Spring Valley Access State Park: 4.6 mi
- Nichol Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Claggett Creek Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Audubon Riparian Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Salem Audubon Nature Reserve: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 51
- Wallace Hill: 8.4 mi
- Grice Hill: 9.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 9.3 mi
- Chapman Hill: 9.3 mi
- Mount Angel: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 33
- Firefox Crop Circle: 7.5 mi
- Hamish: 8.7 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 9.7 mi
- Memorial for the Unborn: 9.7 mi
- Tom McCall (Governor of Oregon): 9.7 mi
Museums: 29
- Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum: 1.4 mi
- Caterpillar Building: 1.4 mi
- Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society Car Barn & Trolley Museum: 1.4 mi
- Oregon Fire Service Museum: 1.5 mi
- Pacific Northwest Truck Museum: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
- The Willamette Mission: 3.3 mi
- Salem Began Here: 9.2 mi
- Capitol Mall Parking Structure: 9.7 mi
- Fallen Trooper Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Oregon World War II Memorial: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Steam Sawmill: 1.5 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 9.8 mi
- Oregon Fishing Club: 11.3 mi
- Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: 11.5 mi
- Mushroom House: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Echo Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower South Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower North Falls: 20.5 mi
- Double Falls: 20.6 mi
- Frenchie Falls: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Whittam Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Ellen Lane Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Isaac's Garden: 9.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 9.9 mi
- Martha Springer Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 3.4 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 3.5 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Number 2: 10.8 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Zena: 8.7 mi
- Bethel: 10.4 mi
- Eola: 12.1 mi
- Champoeg: 12.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 16.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 16.8 mi
- Santiam River Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- San Salvador Beach: 10.4 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Giesy Spring: 14.0 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Cliff: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waconda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers Butte | ESE 109° | 798 m | 24.4 mi |
| Ball Bearing Hill | NW 306° | 701 m | 24.2 mi |
| Green Top | WNW 294° | 626 m | 24.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | WNW 303° | 599 m | 21.8 mi |
| High Hill | E 101° | 568 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | N 350° | 497 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blacktail | SE 139° | 491 m | 22.3 mi |
| Silverton Hills | ESE 122° | 461 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 11 mi away.
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