Radio Tower Ruins
Radio Tower Ruins is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,242 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Orford Lifeboat Station, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 0.7 miles off.
The Radio Tower was located off of the northeast corner of the barracks and Office Building. The tower no longer exists, but anchor pads mark the tower's original location.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 23.1 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
Overlooks nearby
- Meyers Creek Beach Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cemetery Hill: 0.5 mi
- Silver Butte: 2.4 mi
- China Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Humbug Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Grassy Knob: 6.6 mi
- Buffington Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Battle Rock Wayside Park: 0.9 mi
- Humbug Mountain Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
- Edson County Park: 7.2 mi
- Port Orford Cedar Forest State Park: 7.4 mi
- Battle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Sixes Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Thoms Point: 19.7 mi
- Twin Sisters: 24.4 mi
- Port Orford Lifeboat Station: 0.0 mi
- Curry Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Wreck of the Cottoneva: 0.9 mi
- Curry County Veterans Memoria;: 24.0 mi
- Prehistoric Gardens: 10.6 mi
- West Coast Game Park Safari: 19.3 mi
- Ophir Beach: 14.3 mi
- Wakeman Beach: 18.0 mi
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Frankport: 11.5 mi
- Ophir Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- China F;at: 22.7 mi
- Dream Chaser Garden: 24.8 mi
- Coquille River Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Radio Tower Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | E 99° | 1,242 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ophir Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,209 m | 19.7 mi |
| Barklow Mountain | E 88° | 1,094 m | 18.1 mi |
| Copper Mountain | E 95° | 1,086 m | 17.1 mi |
| Devils Half Acre | ESE 109° | 1,069 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bray Mountain | E 85° | 1,011 m | 18.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,000 m | 14.4 mi |
| Soldier Camp Mountain | SE 128° | 990 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:17 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 48 |
| Precip in | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Orford #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8757611994
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