Historic site · Oregon
Steve Brand
Steve Brand is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallace Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- friend, husband, father, son, brother, uncle, teacher, athlete, coach, neighbor Steve Brand was a teacher at Chapman School for many years and a long time resident of Northwest Portland. This field is a celebration of his love for children, sports and
How to reach it
Coordinates45.53347, -122.70608
- 10.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 16.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 25.0 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 22 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wallace Park: 0.1 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.5 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 0.5 mi
- Couch Park: 0.8 mi
- Glisan 14: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Pittock Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 1.3 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 1.3 mi
- Great Northwest: 1.6 mi
- Cascade Crest: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Pittock Acres Park: 0.9 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Collins Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 60
- Bonsai Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sand and Stone Garden: 1.0 mi
- Winter Garden: 1.2 mi
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Cornell Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Council Crest: 2.4 mi
- Elk Point: 2.5 mi
- Swede Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Tabor: 5.7 mi
Museums: 53
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 1.0 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 1.5 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 1.5 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
Artworks: 42
- Bella venti-tre e Thurman: 0.4 mi
- Large Metal Pigs: 0.4 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 1.0 mi
- Howard's Way: 1.0 mi
- Sapporo Pagoda: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Knapp Falls: 8.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Shelter A: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 13
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.4 mi
- Poet's Beach: 2.5 mi
- North Beach: 5.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Waud Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 4.6 mi
- Roy: 18.7 mi
- Greenville: 20.2 mi
- Thatcher: 21.2 mi
- Champoeg: 21.7 mi
Springs: 6
- School District Spring: 15.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Steve Brand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 58° | 595 m | 19.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 57° | 576 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 312° | 566 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 241° | 497 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 317° | 490 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 56° | 437 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 325° | 427 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WSW 258° | 392 m | 2.3 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6062515961
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 6 mi
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