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Cottage Grove Peace Pole

Cottage Grove Peace Pole from directly overhead

Cottage Grove Peace Pole is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Table Mountain stands 1,275 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bud Brandt, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge runs past it.

The story

City in Lane County, Oregon, USA.

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q1007028, matched on coordinates and name (299 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
May Peace Prevail on Earth

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79714, -123.05411

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Coiner Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bohemia Park: 0.3 mi
  • All America City Square: 0.3 mi
  • Haskell Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Hall Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 59
  • The General: 0.3 mi
  • Coca-Cola: 0.3 mi
  • Opal Whitely: 0.3 mi
  • Dino Statue 5 and 6: 6.4 mi
  • Dino Statue 4: 6.4 mi
Peaks
  • McFarland Butte: 0.7 mi
  • Taylor Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Cerro Gordo: 4.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Shortridge Butte: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Gardens: 20
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Elijah Bristow Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Lowell Covered Bridge: 15.7 mi
  • Nicolas Cage balcony: 16.1 mi
  • Living History Village: 16.4 mi
  • Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Brice Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Upper Trestle Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Moon Falls: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Cottage Grove Peace Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table MountainSE1,275 m15.8 mi
Bear MountainENE1,116 m8.7 mi
Green MountainESE1,050 m13.9 mi
Buckhorn MountainE1,016 m12.5 mi
Laurel ButteSSE1,009 m11.0 mi
Eagles RestENE922 m15.7 mi
Blue MountainSE918 m9.1 mi
Hawley ButteESE911 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3120:1520:59
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4415:5116:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346505661676761534540
Precip in6.64.95.24.53.11.70.40.51.53.76.87.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottage Grove 2E, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12511385015

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