Columbia River Maritime Museum
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Columbia River Maritime Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia", a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 1.2 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Columbia River Maritime Museum is a museum of maritime history in the northwest United States, located about ten miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. It has a national reputation for the quality of its exhibits and the scope of its collections and was the first museum in Oregon to meet national accreditation standards. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is the official state maritime museum for Oregon. The museum opened 63 years ago in August 1963 in the Old Astoria City Hall and in 1982 it moved to its current location, on the waterfront. A remodeling and expansion was undertaken in 2001–02.
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Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q3330641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 3.9 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 4.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
- 10.9 mi off the JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Nassa Point · 24 mi
- Silver Point Interpretive Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Astoria Nordic Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Tidal Rock: 0.2 mi
- Fort Astoria: 0.2 mi
- McClure Park: 0.6 mi
- Children's Park: 0.6 mi
- Coxcomb Hill: 0.7 mi
- Megler Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Altoona Hill: 11.0 mi
- Salme Hill: 12.4 mi
- U.S Post Office site (historic): 0.2 mi
- Astoria Victory Monument: 1.2 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Ft. Stevens Bombardment Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Base End Station: 6.5 mi
- Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia": 0.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 0.2 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 0.6 mi
- Flavel House: 0.6 mi
- Oregon Film Museum: 0.6 mi
- Barby Maritime Center: 0.2 mi
- Douglas Fir: 0.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 0.7 mi
- Goonies "Mouth's House": 1.0 mi
- Sea Lion Dock: 1.0 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 0.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 4.5 mi
- California Condor: 13.0 mi
- Shearwater Gallery: 14.5 mi
- Ocas: 15.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 5.2 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 6.2 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 12.6 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 17.2 mi
- Columbia Beach: 7.6 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 12.9 mi
- Seaside Beach: 14.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 20.3 mi
- Westport Beach: 21.5 mi
- Knappton: 6.0 mi
- Frankfort: 7.0 mi
- Pacific City: 12.9 mi
- Clifton: 17.3 mi
- Necanicum: 19.6 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 18.9 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 24.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.8 mi
- North Head: 14.3 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 0.4 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 8.6 mi
- Barrier Falls: 16.2 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 19.7 mi
- Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia River Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,001 m | 16.6 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | ESE 112° | 902 m | 18.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 130° | 816 m | 15.9 mi |
| Wickiup Mountain | ESE 117° | 807 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 184° | 791 m | 22.9 mi |
| Humbug Mountain | SSE 161° | 747 m | 19.3 mi |
| Kidders Butte | S 179° | 649 m | 23.1 mi |
| Knob Point | ESE 109° | 632 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:25 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:42 | 16:33 |
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 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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