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U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939

U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939 from directly overhead

U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939 is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Mount Grayback stands 677 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 0.5 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

river in the United States of America

Wikidata Q1326803, matched on coordinates and name (818 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Coastal Visitor Center - This former U.S. Coast Guard facility built in 1939, was restored by the Douglas County Park Department and dedicated as a public recreation facility on June 19, 1980...

How to reach it

Coordinates43.66372, -124.19816

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Half Moon Bay Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ziolkouski Beach: 0.2 mi
  • ATV Staging Area (Douglas County Parks): 0.4 mi
  • Sand Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Windy Cove County Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Drake Dune: 2.1 mi
  • Army Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Brushy Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 8.4 mi
  • Tenmile Butte: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Devil's Staircase: 17.3 mi
  • Silver Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Golden Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Hewett Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandtracks Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lost at Sea: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraybackNE 45°677 m24.2 mi
Vaughn PointSE 142°627 m24.0 mi
Elk PeakESE 121°624 m16.8 mi
Fern TopE 81°579.7 m20.7 mi
Dean MountainESE 107°548 m11.4 mi
Mount PeterNNE 34°520 m24.3 mi
McKeever MountainSSE 153°516 m20.6 mi
Deer Head PointE 82°496.2 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5119:29
June solstice05:3620:1921:03
September equinox07:0518:3819:16
December solstice07:4815:5616:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474748505458616160555046

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester BAY Coast GRD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8778913207

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