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Alvin Fry

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Alvin Fry is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Carroll Crossing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 2.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Inscription
Alvin Fry July 4, 1920 - October 31, 2005 Alvin provided an easement for this trail. US Army Medical Corp-WWII Battle for Bataan-POW A loving husband and father.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.68883, -121.54383

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Golden Eagle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bowe Addition Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hazelview Park: 0.8 mi
  • Barrett Park: 0.8 mi
  • Willow Pond Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Dog Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Starvation Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 7.3 mi
Peaks
  • Davidson Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Panorama Point: 2.1 mi
  • Van Horn Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Ehrck Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Mitchell Point: 3.5 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Rhoades Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Perham Creek Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Tucker Spring: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 27
  • Coyote Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 7.5 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 8.5 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 8
  • The Henderson Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 8.0 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 12.2 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 15.3 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Slackwater Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Marina Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 2.9 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Alvin Fry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 252°1,504 m9.1 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNNW 330°1,457.2 m15.6 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 248°1,443.8 m11.8 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW 241°1,416 m14.7 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW 246°1,387 m13.6 mi
Shellrock MountainS 177°1,354.5 m15.5 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW 314°1,283 m15.9 mi
Monte CristoN 354°1,271.3 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861162026

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