First Wasco County Courthouse
First Wasco County Courthouse is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Cold Point stands 1,637 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old St. Peter's Landmark, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
museum and historic courthouse in The Dalles, Oregon, USA
Dates from 1859.
Wikidata Q7102593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 3.1 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE
- 15.5 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Age Floods Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Rowena Crest Overlook · 8 mi
- Memaloose Overlook · 10 mi
- Panorama Point Vista House · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thompson Park: 0.1 mi
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Festival Park: 0.3 mi
- Treaty Oak Park: 0.9 mi
- Sorosis Park: 0.9 mi
- End of the Oregon Trail Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 0.6 mi
- Wishram Indian Village: 4.9 mi
- Victor Trevitt Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Free Bridge Historical Site: 14.6 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 3.0 mi
- Thornton Spring: 3.0 mi
- Taylor Spring: 3.2 mi
- Marsh Spring: 3.4 mi
- Wetle Spring: 4.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.8 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 5.5 mi
- Horsethief Butte: 5.5 mi
- McCall Point: 7.2 mi
- Wasco Butte: 7.2 mi
- Lyle sign: 7.4 mi
- Mosier Totem Pole: 11.5 mi
- Brushing: 16.4 mi
- Rebohoth: 16.5 mi
- Catch the Spirit: 16.5 mi
- Chenoweth Rim: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Caves: 2.6 mi
- Chenoweth Rim: 2.8 mi
- Crates Point: 4.2 mi
- Windy Point: 4.7 mi
- Cushing Falls: 3.4 mi
- Eightmile Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Mosier Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lower Labyrinth Falls: 11.8 mi
- Labyrinth Falls: 12.0 mi
- Four Sisters Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Mt. Ulka Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Dillacort Creek (CLT): 9.7 mi
- Dillacort Ridge (CLT): 10.2 mi
- Old St. Peter's Landmark: 0.1 mi
- National Neon Sign Museum: 0.3 mi
- Rorick House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead: 0.7 mi
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center: 3.7 mi
- Vogt Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Tom's Learning Garden: 15.5 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Clara's Garden: 16.5 mi
- William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 16.5 mi
- Ortley: 6.0 mi
- Boyd: 9.4 mi
- Miller: 14.5 mi
- Friend: 18.1 mi
- Thornberry: 20.6 mi
- Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Beavertail Recreation Site: 21.9 mi
- Oakbrook Recreation Site: 22.3 mi
- Pine Tree Recreation Site: 22.6 mi
- Buckhollow Recreation Site: 24.7 mi
- Rock Creek Beach: 11.9 mi
- Koberg Beach: 15.7 mi
- Marina Beach: 17.1 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 17.4 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 18.4 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 9.7 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 9.8 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 16.5 mi
- SA Kitesurf Adventures: 8.1 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 17.1 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of First Wasco County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Point | SW 217° | 1,637 m | 22.9 mi |
| Eightmile Point | SW 221° | 1,600 m | 21.6 mi |
| Perry Point | SW 227° | 1,503 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mill Creek Buttes | WSW 236° | 1,497.48 m | 19.5 mi |
| Marion Point | SW 219° | 1,461 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bulo Point | SW 221° | 1,456 m | 21.1 mi |
| Jordan Butte | SSW 210° | 1,453 m | 21.4 mi |
| Fivemile Butte | SW 226° | 1,416 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:12 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:35 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — THE Dalles, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/231361163
Day trips start here
- The Dalles · 0 mi
- Dufur · 11 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 16 mi
- Hood River · 17 mi
- Mount Hood · 19 mi
- Goldendale · 23 mi
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