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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
Attractions
Gardens
Historic sites: 55
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: 19
  • 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
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
Cliffs: 6
  • 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
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 PeakNW548 m21.9 mi
Bald PeakWNW497 m10.7 mi
Dixie MountainN490 m23.9 mi
Highland ButteESE470 m21.1 mi
Cornell MountainNNE392 m12.5 mi
Parrett MountainSSW381 m3.9 mi
Mount RichmondWNW380 m20.0 mi
East Bliss ButteENE344 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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