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Creswell Historical Museum

Creswell Historical Museum from directly overhead

Creswell Historical Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Holt Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

city in Lane County, Oregon, United States

Dates from 1909.

Wikidata Q2213840, matched on coordinates and name (244 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates43.91809, -123.02444

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harry Holt Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Garden Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hult City Park: 5.5 mi
  • Dillard Skyline City Park: 5.9 mi
  • Frank Kinney Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Creswell Butte: 0.8 mi
  • Short Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Sellers Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Cougar Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Spencer Butte: 5.7 mi
Artworks
  • Dino Statue 8: 2.4 mi
  • Man Statue 1: 2.4 mi
  • Man Statue 2: 2.4 mi
  • Man Statue 3: 2.4 mi
  • Dino Statue 7: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 20
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Elijah Bristow Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Living History Village: 7.9 mi
  • Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 8.0 mi
  • Nicolas Cage balcony: 8.3 mi
  • Mim's House: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Creswell Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE 128°1,116 m8.4 mi
Green MountainSE 137°1,050 m17.2 mi
Buckhorn MountainSE 128°1,016 m14.0 mi
Eagles RestESE 110°922 m14.6 mi
Blue MountainSSE 162°918 m15.6 mi
Hawley ButteSE 146°911 m16.7 mi
Prune HillSE 140°809 m6.6 mi
Mount ZionE 101°797 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3020:1520:59
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4415:5016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346505661676761534540
Precip in6.64.95.24.53.11.70.40.51.53.76.87.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottage Grove 2E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1065345294

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