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Morning

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Morning is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
MORNING BY SHIZUE IWATSUKI IN THE LIGHT OF THE MORNING SUN ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER A WHEAT LADEN TUGBOAT IS SAILING LOOK! A JAPANESE SHIP IS ANCHORED THIS POEM WAS READ AT THE ANNUAL POETRY READING CEREMONY AT THE IMPERIAL PALACE IN JANUARY 1974
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Coordinates45.71115, -121.50694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marina Green: 0.1 mi
  • Nichols Natural Area: 0.2 mi
  • Port Marina Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Spit: 0.2 mi
  • Nichols Basin West Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Panorama Point: 1.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Hood River Mountain: 3.5 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Rhoades Spring: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 21
  • Coyote Wall: 5.0 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 5.6 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.5 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
  • The Henderson Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 6.0 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.5 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.5 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Morning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 247°1,504 m11.3 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW 322°1,457.2 m15.3 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 245°1,443.8 m14.1 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW 240°1,416 m17.1 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW 244°1,387 m15.9 mi
Guler MountainN 351°1,288 m15.2 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW 305°1,283 m16.3 mi
Monte CristoNNW 346°1,271.3 m13.8 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/6861162015

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