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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

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Coordinates45.35602, -122.60922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
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
Museums: 52
Waterfalls: 23
  • 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: 18
  • 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: 13
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.5 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.7 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 MountainSE 135°1,282 m21.7 mi
Walker PeakENE 70°736 m24.6 mi
Bedford PointESE 114°714 m23.0 mi
Pepper MountainENE 61°655 m24.2 mi
Lenhart ButteE 91°638 m21.5 mi
High HillS 175°568 m23.5 mi
Bald PeakW 277°497 m21.9 mi
Highland ButteSE 135°470 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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