Historic site · Oregon
What Home Means To Me
What Home Means To Me is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is First Congregational Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This community art installation entitled "What Home Means to Me". is dedicated to all those who have found shelter, care and sustenance at the Hood River Warming Shelter over the years and to all the volunteers who made it possible.
How to reach it
Coordinates45.70795, -121.51415
- 1.3 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 1.6 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 0.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kodak Point · 1 mi
- Panorama Point Vista House · 2 mi
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- First Congregational Church: 0.0 mi
- Johnsen Shoe Store: 0.1 mi
- Hood River County Library: 0.1 mi
- Butler Bank: 0.1 mi
- Otten Building Pacific Power & Electric: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Georgiana Smith Park: 0.1 mi
- Overlook Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Winans Park: 0.1 mi
- Cannery Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Children's Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Panorama Point: 1.6 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hood River Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Burdoin Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 1.9 mi
- Little Maui Falls: 5.8 mi
- Spirit Falls: 5.9 mi
- Labyrinth Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Labyrinth Falls: 6.2 mi
Springs
- Sanford Spring: 2.1 mi
- Bachelor Spring: 5.0 mi
- Hakel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Burlingame Spring: 5.2 mi
- Rhoades Spring: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 34
- TBD - Female Figure: 0.0 mi
- Paths of Water and Earth: 0.0 mi
- Sun To Moon: 0.1 mi
- Discipline: 0.1 mi
- Cosmos: Starry, Starry Night: 0.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Coyote Wall: 5.3 mi
- Wankers Columns: 6.0 mi
- Rowland Wall: 6.7 mi
- Rowland Wall: 6.9 mi
- Rowland Wall: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: 5.2 mi
- Mosier Plateau Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 8.6 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 13.2 mi
- Four Sisters Natural Area: 14.0 mi
Museums: 12
- The History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 2.5 mi
- Twin Bridges Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hutson Museum: 13.6 mi
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- The Henderson Monument: 0.4 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 6.3 mi
- SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.8 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.4 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Westside Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Clara's Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lela Hudson Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Slackwater Beach: 0.5 mi
- Marina Beach: 0.6 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 1.5 mi
- Koberg Beach: 1.7 mi
- Rock Creek Beach: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 1.0 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 8.3 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 8.5 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of What Home Means To Me. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | WSW 248° | 1,504 m | 10.9 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Mountain | NW 323° | 1,457.2 m | 15.3 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,443.8 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,416 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,387 m | 15.5 mi |
| Guler Mountain | N 352° | 1,288 m | 15.4 mi |
| Big Huckleberry Mountain | NW 307° | 1,283 m | 16.2 mi |
| Monte Cristo | NNW 348° | 1,271.3 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6860923900
Day trips start here
- Hood River · 1 mi
- Mount Hood · 12 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 16 mi
- Cascade Locks · 18 mi
- Stevenson · 18 mi
- The Dalles · 18 mi
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