Heart Beacon
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Heart Beacon is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Portland Memory Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Heart Beacon is an outdoor 2013 sculpture by American artists Blessing Hancock and Joe O'Connell, installed at the Bureau of Emergency Management's Emergency Coordination Center in Portland, Oregon, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q20926187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 9.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 10.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 13.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Crown point · 16 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Portland Memory Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lents Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Garden of Peace: 1.2 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
- Kelly Butte: 0.5 mi
- Mount Tabor: 2.0 mi
- Powell Butte: 2.8 mi
- Mount Scott: 2.8 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 3.0 mi
- Earl Boyles Park: 0.5 mi
- Bloomington Park: 0.6 mi
- Lents Park: 0.7 mi
- Mill Lents Park: 0.8 mi
- West Powellhurst Park: 1.0 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 0.5 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 1.5 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Laurelhurst Park: 3.7 mi
- Peace Pole: 4.0 mi
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Indian Creek Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 1.2 mi
- Unity 2: 1.2 mi
- The Reader: 1.2 mi
- Stone Cloud: 1.2 mi
- Creston Community Convergence Intersection Painting: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.0 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 5.0 mi
- Portland Spirit: 5.1 mi
- Rock & Roll: 5.1 mi
- Knapp Falls: 1.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.7 mi
- Willamette Falls: 10.3 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 2.5 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 4.1 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 4.9 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 5.1 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area D: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area E: 3.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.4 mi
- Swim beach: 6.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.8 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Beach: 8.7 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.0 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Madrone Wall: 8.7 mi
- School District Spring: 12.2 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 16.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.5 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 21.7 mi
- Oliver Spring: 21.9 mi
- Fulton: 5.6 mi
- Latourell: 16.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 19.2 mi
- Champoeg: 23.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.6 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Heart Beacon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 40° | 1,057 m | 20.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 28° | 679 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 83° | 655 m | 18.9 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 36° | 595 m | 15.8 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 36° | 576 m | 16.9 mi |
| Angel's Rest | ENE 76° | 484 m | 20.3 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 162° | 470 m | 18.7 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 71° | 447 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2718150616
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Gresham · 6 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 6 mi
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