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Challenger Memorial Rose Garden

Challenger Memorial Rose Garden from directly overhead

Challenger Memorial Rose Garden is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Green Mountain stands 676 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Granada Woods Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.8 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986-04-10
Material
metal
Inscription
"I touch the future;I teach...."|Christa McAuliff|Francis R. Scobee|Michael J. Smith|Judith A. Resnir|Ronald E. McNair|Ellison S. Onizuka|Gregory B. Jarvis|Dedicated April 10, 1986
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Coordinates45.46669, -122.86325

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • LA Swoosh: 3.5 mi
  • Seb Coe: 3.5 mi
  • LeBron Signature Totem: 3.5 mi
  • Nike Swoosh: 3.6 mi
  • Broder Söder: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 57
  • Rose Pergola: 1.3 mi
  • Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Belle's Haven: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 56
Museums: 52
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Singer Falls: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Beaches: 11
  • Poet's Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 9.9 mi
  • North Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Lieser Point: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Fern Spring: 19.3 mi
  • School District Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainNW676 m23.2 mi
Buck MountainNNW649 m23.0 mi
Tuttle PointW623 m23.0 mi
Tater HillNNW618 m24.6 mi
Rye HillNNW566 m20.6 mi
Gales PeakWNW548 m17.6 mi
Bald MountainNW539 m21.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNW538 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1921:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9882022817

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