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City of Hood River State Street Urban Renewal Project

City of Hood River State Street Urban Renewal Project from directly overhead

City of Hood River State Street Urban Renewal Project is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Columbia River passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

City in and county seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States.

Dates from 1895.

Wikidata Q923815, matched on coordinates and name (751 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates45.70809, -121.51221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Overlook Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Winans Park: 0.0 mi
  • Georgiana Smith Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cannery Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Nichols Natural Area: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Panorama Point: 1.6 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Hood River Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Rhoades Spring: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 17
  • Coyote Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 5.9 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Catherine Creek Rock Arch: 7.2 mi
  • Rowena Plateau: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
  • The Henderson Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 6.2 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.7 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.0 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Slackwater Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Marina Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.5 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of City of Hood River State Street Urban Renewal Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW1,504 m10.9 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW1,457 m15.4 mi
Green Point MountainWSW1,444 m13.7 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW1,416 m16.7 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW1,387 m15.5 mi
Guler MountainN1,288 m15.4 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW1,283 m16.2 mi
Monte CristoNNW1,271 m14.0 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/6874796048

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