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Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highway from directly overhead

Blue Star Memorial Highway is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Constellations II, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the USA SPONSORED BY The Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH Mt. Hood District No. 8: Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler Counties AND The Oregon State Highway Dept
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.71073, -121.50437

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marina Green: 0.1 mi
  • Port Marina Park: 0.2 mi
  • Nichols Natural Area: 0.3 mi
  • The Spit: 0.3 mi
  • Nichols Basin West Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Panorama Point: 1.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Hood River Mountain: 3.4 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Lelliot Spring: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 21
  • Coyote Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 5.5 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
  • The Henderson Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 6.0 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.4 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.6 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 248°1,504 m11.4 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW 321°1,457.2 m15.4 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 245°1,443.8 m14.2 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW 244°1,387 m16.0 mi
Shellrock MountainS 184°1,354.5 m17.1 mi
Guler MountainN 351°1,288 m15.3 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW 305°1,283 m16.4 mi
Monte CristoNNW 346°1,271.3 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861162021

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