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Willamette Meteorite replica

Willamette Meteorite replica from directly overhead

Willamette Meteorite replica is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fields Bridge Community Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 8.3 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

iron-nickel meteorite from the state of Oregon, largest found in North America

Wikidata Q962600, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.34710, -122.67460

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fields Bridge Community Park: 0.0 mi
  • North Willamette Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Willamette Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bernert Landing Boat Ramp: 1.4 mi
  • Douglas Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 55
Peaks: 54
  • Cooks Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Sylvania: 6.7 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 3.0 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 5.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Willamette Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Singer Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Phantom Bluff: 4.3 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 14.3 mi
  • North Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Swim beach: 18.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 9.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 13.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 13.5 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willamette Meteorite replica. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE 129°1,282 m23.7 mi
Lenhart ButteE 89°638 m24.7 mi
High HillSSE 167°568 m23.4 mi
Bald PeakW 280°497 m18.8 mi
Highland ButteSE 124°470 m13.6 mi
Ross MountainENE 60°396 m24.4 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 343°392 m13.0 mi
Parrett MountainWSW 256°381 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/12670749068

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