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Waconda

Waconda from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates45.07530, -122.97700

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Around it

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: 60
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
Museums: 30
  • 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: 26
Gardens: 16
  • Whittam Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Ellen Lane Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Isaac's Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.9 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
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
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Giesy Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meyers ButteESE 109°798 m24.4 mi
Ball Bearing HillNW 306°701 m24.2 mi
Green TopWNW 294°626 m24.2 mi
Slide MountainWNW 303°599 m21.8 mi
High HillE 101°568 m20.5 mi
Bald PeakN 350°497 m22.5 mi
BlacktailSE 139°491 m22.3 mi
Silverton HillsESE 122°461 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:4815:4416:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347515762686863544540
Precip in6.74.95.54.12.91.80.40.51.74.27.07.5

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

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