Historic site · Oregon
The First Telephone Exchange in Portland
The First Telephone Exchange in Portland is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-03-10
- Inscription
- On this site, August 2, 1878, at no. 3 First Avenue, Portland's first telephone exchange began operations in a back room of the Western Union Building. The American Telephone and District Telegraph Company's Pioneer Switchboard served 32 customers.
How to reach it
Coordinates45.52242, -122.67137
- 7.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.0 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.4 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 0.1 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 0.5 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Printing Press Park: 0.3 mi
- North Park Blocks: 0.4 mi
- Mill Ends Park: 0.4 mi
- Lownsdale Square: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Benjamin Stark: 0.1 mi
- Japanese American Historical Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Battleship Oregon Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Merchant's Hotel: 0.2 mi
- Green Man of Portland: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Chinatown Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.2 mi
- The Green Man of Portland: 0.2 mi
- Nepenthes: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 0.2 mi
- Better Together Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Ladd North Garden: 1.4 mi
- Ladd West Garden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Ross Island Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 2.2 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 2.2 mi
- Marquam Trail: 2.4 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 2.4 mi
- Elk Point: 3.8 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.9 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.2 mi
Museums: 53
- Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum: 0.0 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 0.2 mi
- Oregon Maritime Museum: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 0.3 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 0.4 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Knapp Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 1.1 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.5 mi
- North Beach: 5.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 3.6 mi
- Roy: 20.5 mi
- Champoeg: 21.8 mi
- Greenville: 22.0 mi
- Latourell: 22.0 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 14.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.1 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of The First Telephone Exchange in Portland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 44° | 679 m | 20.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 54° | 595 m | 18.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 52° | 576 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 245° | 497 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 315° | 490 m | 17.3 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 50° | 437 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 90° | 396 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 274° | 392 m | 4.0 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 | 06:58 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10864079669
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