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Champoeg Visitor Center

Champoeg Visitor Center from directly overhead

Champoeg Visitor Center is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Ball Bearing Hill stands 701 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Donald Manson's Barn, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls passes 6.8 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

former town in Oregon, USA

Dates from 1830s.

Wikidata Q3710562, matched on coordinates and name (420 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.24866, -122.89159

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Willamette River Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Schaad Park: 4.2 mi
  • Friends' Park: 4.4 mi
  • Gladys Park: 4.5 mi
  • Rogers Landing: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 56
Peaks: 47
  • La Butte: 1.9 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.3 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.7 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Singer Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 6.7 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ball Bearing HillW 276°701 m23.8 mi
Kutch MountainWNW 285°626 m23.8 mi
Slide MountainW 269°599 m22.5 mi
High HillSE 135°568 m22.5 mi
Bald PeakNW 322°497 m12.9 mi
Highland ButteE 92°470 m21.8 mi
Silverton HillsSSE 154°461 m23.3 mi
The ButteW 263°430 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394797195

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