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U.S Post Office site (historic)

U.S Post Office site (historic) from directly overhead

U.S Post Office site (historic) is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Astoria, a park 0.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 1.1 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Site of the first Post Office west of the Rockies, established March 9, 1847
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.18750, -123.82684

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Astoria: 0.1 mi
  • Tidal Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Astoria Nordic Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • McClure Park: 0.4 mi
  • Children's Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 21
Attractions: 18
  • Barby Maritime Center: 0.4 mi
  • Douglas Fir: 0.4 mi
  • Time Capsule: 0.6 mi
  • Goonies "Mouth's House": 0.8 mi
  • Sea Lion Dock: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 18.7 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S Post Office site (historic). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSSE 156°1,001 m16.5 mi
Nicolai MountainESE 111°902 m18.9 mi
Elk MountainSE 129°816 m15.9 mi
Wickiup MountainESE 116°807 m12.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainS 184°791 m22.7 mi
Humbug MountainSSE 160°747 m19.2 mi
Kidders ButteS 178°649 m22.9 mi
Knob PointESE 108°632 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2420:2521:11
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5615:4216:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444446495357616159534743
Precip in10.67.27.95.83.42.30.81.12.76.711.110.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6978694468

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