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Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018)

Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018) from directly overhead

Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018) is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 705 m. Sturgill Peak stands 2,308 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Recreation Site, a park 4.0 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 25 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

Acme Cement Plaster Company built a plant at Lime in 1916 to produce plaster. Sun Portland Cement Company bought plant in 1921 and built another facility for producing Portland cement. At peak it produced 1.2 million barrels a year, before 1980

The story

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q10985010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40550, -117.30924

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Table Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Lost Tom Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Morgan Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Limestone Butte: 6.3 mi
  • Weatherby Mountain: 6.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • Spring Recreation Site: 4.0 mi
  • Farewell Bend State Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
  • Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
  • Time's Square Park: 20.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Áatway Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Coffee Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Union Pacifc Huntington roundhouse: 4.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sturgill PeakNE 50°2,308 m23.3 mi
Hitt PeakNE 55°2,260 m23.0 mi
Benton PeakNE 48°2,197 m22.6 mi
Big Lookout MountainN 6°2,159 m14.1 mi
Little Lookout MountainN 352°2,029 m20.1 mi
Iron MountainNE 54°1,976 m17.1 mi
Cottonwood MountainSW 227°1,975.714 m23.9 mi
Pedro MountainWNW 289°1,967.484 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice05:0619:5320:38
September equinox06:3718:1018:48
December solstice07:2315:2516:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544516169797867523829
Precip in1.61.31.10.91.41.00.40.20.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/649373914

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