Historic site · Oregon
The Merchant's Hotel
The Merchant's Hotel 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 Chinatown Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 11 miles off.
The story
Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
Dates from 1880.
Wikidata Q17021470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates45.52449, -122.67256
- 11.1 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 14.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 23.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
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
Gardens
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Better Together Garden: 0.7 mi
- Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Children's Healing Garden: 1.3 mi
- Ladd North Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 0.4 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 0.6 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- North Park Blocks: 0.3 mi
- Printing Press Park: 0.5 mi
- Jamison Square: 0.6 mi
- Mill Ends Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pittock Acres Park: 2.2 mi
- Ross Island Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 2.3 mi
- Marquam Trail: 2.4 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 2.5 mi
- Elk Point: 3.8 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.0 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.2 mi
Museums: 53
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 0.1 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 0.2 mi
- Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum: 0.2 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 0.3 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 45
- Chinatown Gateway: 0.1 mi
- Nepenthes: 0.1 mi
- The Green Man of Portland: 0.1 mi
- Friendship Circle: 0.2 mi
- Cairns: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Japanese American Historical Plaza: 0.1 mi
- The First Telephone Exchange in Portland: 0.2 mi
- Green Man of Portland: 0.2 mi
- The Salvation Army: 0.2 mi
- Battleship Oregon Memorial: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Knapp Falls: 6.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.1 mi
- Singer Falls: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Area A: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 13
- Poet's Beach: 1.2 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.4 mi
- North Beach: 5.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Waud Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 3.7 mi
- Roy: 20.4 mi
- Greenville: 21.9 mi
- Champoeg: 21.9 mi
- Latourell: 22.1 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 14.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.8 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.3 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of The Merchant's Hotel. 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 53° | 576 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 245° | 497 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 315° | 490 m | 17.1 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 51° | 437 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 272° | 392 m | 3.9 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | SW 215° | 381 m | 18.1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4514993482
Day trips start here
- Portland · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 6 mi
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