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Bobbie the Wonder Dog

Bobbie the Wonder Dog from directly overhead

Bobbie the Wonder Dog is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Table Rock stands 1,487 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.00453, -122.78276

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Square Park: 0.0 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Coolidge McClaine Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Rogers Wayside County Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Mount Angel: 3.7 mi
  • Silverton Hills: 6.4 mi
  • Waldo Hills: 8.5 mi
  • High Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Blacktail: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Artworks: 30
Museums: 29
  • Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society Car Barn & Trolley Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Oregon Fire Service Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Caterpillar Building: 10.1 mi
  • Pacific Northwest Truck Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Marion E. Carl Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Salem Began Here: 12.8 mi
  • Fallen Trooper Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol: 12.9 mi
  • Rev. Jason Lee: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 13
  • Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: 8.0 mi
  • Oregon Fishing Club: 8.2 mi
  • Steam Sawmill: 10.1 mi
  • Fee station: 11.2 mi
  • Silver Falls Campground Amphetheater: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Number 2: 0.2 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 13.9 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 14.0 mi
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Giesy Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table RockE1,487 m23.2 mi
Rooster RockE1,409 m22.5 mi
Chicken RockE1,391 m22.4 mi
Henline MountainESE1,385 m24.6 mi
Hell Cat RockESE1,319 m20.2 mi
Panther RockESE1,297 m20.7 mi
Picture PointESE1,281 m21.0 mi
Fibre RockESE1,249 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1721:02
September equinox06:5918:3219:10
December solstice07:4715:4416:33

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5646129929

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