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Education Wing

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Education Wing is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Grass Mountain stands 1,086 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Submarine, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.4 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon State University

How to reach it

Coordinates44.62194, -124.04513

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Founding Rock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wilder Twin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Literacy Park: 1.2 mi
  • Coast Park: 1.2 mi
  • Mike Miller County Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Safe Haven Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Buford Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Salal Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Craigie Point: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Coast Guard Helicopter: 0.6 mi
  • CG 36503: 0.6 mi
  • Pilgrim: 0.7 mi
  • Salmon Nation: 0.7 mi
  • Whales: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 13
  • The Aviary: 0.4 mi
  • Baystreet Pier: 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Street Pier: 0.7 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 0.7 mi
  • Whale Watching Center: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Yellow Submarine: 0.1 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • The Courage to Succeed: 13.0 mi
  • Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 23.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 0.8 mi
  • Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 5.3 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 12.9 mi
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Seashore Joy Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Silver Surf Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Gerdemann Botanic Preserve: 20.6 mi
  • Bent E. Petersen Memorial Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Yachats Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • South Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Holly Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Neptune Beach: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grass MountainSE 127°1,086 m22.8 mi
Big TipNE 45°863 m21.5 mi
Green MountainENE 64°860 m22.1 mi
Table MountainSE 135°857.707 m14.4 mi
Little Grass MountainENE 70°810 m24.0 mi
Euchre MountainNNE 30°747.37 m17.0 mi
Diamond PeakNE 51°740 m19.0 mi
Lone Spring MountainESE 120°682 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3220:2121:06
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5115:5116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454547495255585858544844
Precip in10.28.38.95.53.62.80.61.02.35.710.612.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 SE, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/630726387

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