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Cannon Beach History Center And Museum

Cannon Beach History Center And Museum from directly overhead

Cannon Beach History Center And Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Replica Cannon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States

Dates from 1956.

Wikidata Q988747, matched on coordinates and name (153 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.88811, -123.95957

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • James Madison Park: 0.4 mi
  • City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Whale Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ecola Creek Park: 0.9 mi
  • Necus' Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Double Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • 285.9: 4.1 mi
  • Rippet Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Clark's Mountain: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Historic marker: 4.7 mi
  • Sailor's Grave: 6.2 mi
  • End of the Trail: 7.4 mi
  • Armstead Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Loggers Memorial: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Arcadia Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 3.9 mi
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Sunset Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cannon Beach History Center And Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainENE 67°1,001 m14.3 mi
Triangulation PointSE 139°986 m23.3 mi
Buck MountainSE 125°944 m20.9 mi
Pinochle PeakSE 127°944 m21.1 mi
West Onion PeakSSE 155°937.5 m6.0 mi
Onion PeakSE 144°931.7 m6.1 mi
Angora PeakSSE 165°817.5 m7.2 mi
Elk MountainENE 60°816 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2620:2421:11
September equinox07:0418:3619:15
December solstice07:5515:4416:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464647495356596058544845
Precip in11.08.19.46.63.92.70.91.22.96.612.011.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/798175234

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