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Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce

Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce from directly overhead

Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Regatta Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.6 miles off. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

Part of the Oregon Heritage Tree Program, dedicated by Heritage Tree Committee Oregon Travel Information Council, estimated to be 400 years old

The record

What the record says

Built
2021-04
Inscription
This tree is a remnant of an ancient coastal forest|cared for by indigenous peoples for millennia. Oregon|industries logged most of these giants at the turn of|20th century, reserving this tree to seed a new forest and|
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Coordinates44.97532, -123.99900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

188 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
  • Prairie Hill: 3.6 mi
  • God's Thumb: 3.7 mi
  • Ball Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Cougar Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Deadwood Mountain: 6.9 mi
Parks: 50
  • Regatta Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kirtsis Park: 0.6 mi
  • East Devils Lake State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dorchester Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hostetler Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
  • Spring Lake Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Friends of Wildwoods Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Nesika Park: 1.0 mi
  • Seid Creek Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Agnes Creek Open Space: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 14
Historic sites: 12
  • The Morgan Family STage: 0.1 mi
  • Sparky the Wish Guardian: 0.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.0 mi
  • Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 12
Museums: 7
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 11.9 mi
  • Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 20.0 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 23.8 mi
  • Education Wing: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Sand Point Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 3.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainE 100°1,094 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 108°1,051.56 m16.7 mi
Saddle Bag MountainE 84°1,032 m10.8 mi
Fanno PeakESE 113°1,015.898 m18.9 mi
Riley PeakESE 107°1,004 m20.0 mi
Mount HeboNE 38°972.312 m21.6 mi
Main PointNE 36°966 m20.3 mi
South PointNE 36°958 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3020:2221:07
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5215:4916:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434547505457616260534742
Precip in14.610.510.88.24.73.50.91.43.48.514.115.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis 2 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10538653802

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