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Battery Russell

Battery Russell from directly overhead

Battery Russell is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacific Rim Peace Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 4.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49473808, matched on coordinates and name (191 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1904
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.19248, -123.97547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carruthers Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Warrenton City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Light House Park: 3.1 mi
  • Smith Lake County Park: 4.4 mi
  • Chinook Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 28
Attractions: 18
Museums: 18
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 8.1 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSE 138°1,001 m20.8 mi
Elk MountainESE 118°816 m22.1 mi
Wickiup MountainESE 108°807 m19.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSE 166°791 m23.7 mi
Humbug MountainSE 143°747 m22.9 mi
Kidders ButteSSE 161°649 m24.5 mi
Knob PointESE 104°632 m23.2 mi
Green MountainSE 133°623 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2520:2521:12
September equinox07:0418:3619:15
December solstice07:5615:4316:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444446495357616159534743
Precip in10.67.27.95.83.42.30.81.12.76.711.110.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/405975403

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