Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind-Rain Song, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 17 miles off.
The story
Rosa Parks is an outdoor 2009 bronze sculpture depicting the African-American Civil Rights activist of the same name by Pete Helzer, installed outside the bus station in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2009.
Wikidata Q22025388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009-01-19
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- "I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people"
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 23.5 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln School City Park: 0.5 mi
- Charnel Mulligan City Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington/Jefferson City Park: 0.6 mi
- Monroe City Park: 0.6 mi
- Downtown Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Wind-Rain Song: 0.3 mi
- Big Red: 0.4 mi
- A Great Blue Heron: 0.6 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 0.7 mi
- Earth\Moon: 0.7 mi
- Skinner Butte: 0.7 mi
- Gillespie Butte: 1.6 mi
- Kelly Butte: 3.1 mi
- Moon Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Wild Iris Ridge Summit: 3.6 mi
- Duck Island: 0.8 mi
- Walama Restoration Project Site: 2.2 mi
- Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Coryell Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Wild Iris Ridge Park: 3.6 mi
- McKenzie Garden: 0.8 mi
- Library Garden: 0.9 mi
- Skinner City Farm: 0.9 mi
- Alton Baker Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Outdoor Seating: 1.0 mi
- Eugene Japanese-American Art Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Marcellus Tryk: 0.5 mi
- GAR Memorial Plot: 1.0 mi
- Soldier’s Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Pre's Rock: 2.0 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1.4 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 4.4 mi
- Mim's House: 0.6 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 1.4 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 3.9 mi
- Living History Village: 4.0 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 9.7 mi
- Climbing Columns: 0.7 mi
- Franklin Perch: 1.9 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Lenon Hill: 8.1 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 13.1 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 13.1 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 14.1 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 14.2 mi
- Chicken Shack: 7.8 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Waters of Mormon: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Rosa Parks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 145° | 1,116 m | 17.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 27° | 962 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 25° | 954 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 28° | 882 m | 17.3 mi |
| Prune Hill | SSE 151° | 809 m | 16.1 mi |
| Hells Hill | ENE 64° | 746 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | SSE 155° | 732 m | 14.3 mi |
| Butte Disappointment | ESE 117° | 648 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10992439224
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