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S.P.R.R. Undercrossing

S.P.R.R. Undercrossing from directly overhead

S.P.R.R. Undercrossing is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McLoughlin Promenade Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
metal
Inscription
S.P.R.R. Undercrossing Built under co-operative agreement by the United States Bureau of Public Roads, Oregon State Highway Commission, Parker - Schram Co., Contractors. 1936
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.35602, -122.60922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
  • Oatfield Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Cooks Butte: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Talbert: 5.6 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 55
Museums: 52
Historic sites: 46
Waterfalls: 22
  • Singer Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 0.3 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 6.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 8.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.5 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Swim beach: 15.7 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 17.0 mi
  • North Beach: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 10.8 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 16.7 mi
  • School District Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of S.P.R.R. Undercrossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE1,282 m21.7 mi
Walker PeakENE736 m24.6 mi
Bedford PointESE714 m23.0 mi
Pepper MountainENE655 m24.2 mi
Lenhart ButteE638 m21.5 mi
High HillS568 m23.5 mi
Bald PeakW497 m21.9 mi
Highland ButteSE470 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13366283049

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