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Old Gas Pump

Old Gas Pump from directly overhead

Old Gas Pump is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Gales Peak stands 548 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rudy Olsen Gas Pump Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.9 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.35706, -122.84230

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rudy Olsen Gas Pump Park: 0.0 mi
  • Robin Hood Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cannery Square: 0.1 mi
  • Stella Olsen Park: 0.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Bigfoot: 0.7 mi
  • Acorn Statue: 4.6 mi
  • I Wonder: 4.6 mi
  • Statue of Gentle Ben: 5.0 mi
  • Flight of the Moon: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 48
  • Pleasant Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Cooper Mountain: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.2 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 5.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Willamette Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.8 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 18.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
  • San Salvador Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 15.2 mi
  • North Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 9.4 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.3 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Gas Pump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gales PeakNW 305°548 m21.9 mi
Bald PeakWNW 285°497 m10.7 mi
Dixie MountainN 350°490 m23.9 mi
Highland ButteESE 113°470 m21.1 mi
Cornell MountainNNE 20°392 m12.5 mi
Parrett MountainSSW 212°381 m3.9 mi
Mount RichmondWNW 284°380 m20.0 mi
East Bliss ButteENE 70°344 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12916921557

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