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Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial

Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Normandale Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Mount Hood passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q49574418, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1974-11-11
Inscription
TO THE VETERANS OF ALL WARS, TO THE|MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES|WHO SERVED WITH LOYALTY AND HONOR|TO OUR GOD AND COUNTRY, TO KEEP US|FREE, LET US FEEL IN OUR HEARTS A|SPECIAL GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO|GAVE THEIR LIVES.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Portland
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.53896, -122.61387

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums: 53
  • Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Zymoglyphic Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Architectural Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
  • Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Oregon Maritime Museum: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 46
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.2 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Pothole Falls: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 45
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Area D: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Poet's Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.3 mi
  • North Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Lieser Point: 4.9 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 11.5 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 20.7 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainNE1,057 m19.7 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE679 m18.1 mi
Livingston MountainNE595 m15.3 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE594 m19.6 mi
Spud MountainNE576 m16.4 mi
Dixie MountainNW490 m18.7 mi
Biddle ButteE447 m19.9 mi
Little BaldyNE437 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/135615149

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