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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. 57 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
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Rose Pergola: 1.3 mi
  • Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 1.4 mi
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
Peaks: 57
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 5.8 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 9.7 mi
  • Shelter A: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.0 mi
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
Beaches: 12
  • 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: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.5 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.6 mi
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 MountainNW 326°676 m23.2 mi
Buck MountainNNW 340°649 m23.0 mi
Tuttle PointW 276°623 m23.0 mi
Tater HillNNW 339°618 m24.6 mi
Rye HillNNW 337°566 m20.6 mi
Gales PeakWNW 286°548 m17.6 mi
Bald MountainNW 324°539 m21.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNW 307°538 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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