Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018)
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
- 25.2 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 28.1 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
69 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Malheur City: 20.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley: 23.9 mi
- Union Pacifc Huntington roundhouse: 4.1 mi
- Weatherby Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgill Peak | NE 50° | 2,308 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hitt Peak | NE 55° | 2,260 m | 23.0 mi |
| Benton Peak | NE 48° | 2,197 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Lookout Mountain | N 6° | 2,159 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Lookout Mountain | N 352° | 2,029 m | 20.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 54° | 1,976 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | SW 227° | 1,975.714 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pedro Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,967.484 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:53 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:25 | 16:13 |
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 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 78 | 67 | 52 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/649373914
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