Oregon Holocaust Memorial

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Oregon Holocaust Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Coming of the White Man, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial is an outdoor memorial dedicated to victims of the Holocaust. Located in Portland, Oregon's Washington Park, the memorial was dedicated on August 29, 2004. Owned by the American Jewish Committee and constructed by Atlas Landscape Architecture and the Walsh Construction Company, the idea for a memorial was proposed in 1994 by Alice Kern and a local group of Holocaust survivors that met through the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center. According to Fodor's, the memorial is open daily from dawn to dusk and admission is free of charge.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2004.
Wikidata Q2899284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Portland
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 24.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 22 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand and Stone Garden: 0.3 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bonsai Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.6 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.1 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.4 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 0.5 mi
- Couch Park: 0.7 mi
- Portland Firefighters Park: 0.7 mi
- Wallace Park: 0.8 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 0.9 mi
- Great Northwest: 1.0 mi
- Cascade Crest: 1.0 mi
- Elephant Lands: 1.0 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 0.7 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Marquam Trail: 1.3 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Council Crest: 1.6 mi
- Elk Point: 2.3 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Swede Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Tabor: 5.4 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 0.3 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 0.9 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Sapporo Pagoda: 0.4 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 0.6 mi
- Large Metal Pigs: 0.6 mi
- Howard's Way: 0.6 mi
- Mary Lou Fendall Rose: 0.9 mi
- Coming of the White Man: 0.1 mi
- Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste: 0.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Loyal B. Stearns Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Captain John H. Couch: 0.6 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 12.3 mi
- Shelter A: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.2 mi
- North Beach: 6.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.2 mi
- Waud Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.1 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Fulton: 3.9 mi
- Roy: 19.0 mi
- Greenville: 20.4 mi
- Champoeg: 21.1 mi
- Thatcher: 21.4 mi
- School District Spring: 15.7 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.6 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.9 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Oregon Holocaust Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 56° | 595 m | 19.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 55° | 576 m | 20.5 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 314° | 566 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 243° | 497 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 319° | 490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 53° | 437 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 326° | 427 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 277° | 392 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/130713809
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
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