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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
Museums: 30
  • 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
Artworks: 30
Historic sites: 24
  • 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
Gardens: 20
Waterfalls: 20
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 RockE 96°1,487 m23.2 mi
Rooster RockE 99°1,409 m22.5 mi
Chicken RockE 99°1,391.4 m22.4 mi
Henline MountainESE 113°1,385 m24.6 mi
Hell Cat RockESE 114°1,319 m20.2 mi
Panther RockESE 110°1,296.619 m20.7 mi
Picture PointESE 110°1,281.074 m21.0 mi
Fibre RockESE 113°1,248.766 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 5080 °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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