Museum · Oregon
Japanese Arts Learning Center
Japanese Arts Learning Center is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonsai Terrace, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates45.51920, -122.70875
- 7.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.5 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.5 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 14.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Bonsai Terrace: 0.0 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sand and Stone Garden: 0.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.3 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Sapporo Pagoda: 0.1 mi
- Tree: 0.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 0.8 mi
- Large Metal Pigs: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Oregon Holocaust Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste: 0.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Coming of the White Man: 0.4 mi
- Loyal B. Stearns Memorial: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Pittock Acres Park: 0.5 mi
- Marquam Trail: 1.0 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Pittock Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Great Northwest: 0.7 mi
- Cascade Crest: 0.7 mi
- Pacific Shores: 0.7 mi
- Elephant Lands: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Hillside Park: 0.6 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 0.8 mi
- Firehouse Theater Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Portland Firefighters Park: 0.9 mi
- Couch Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 1.4 mi
- Elk Point: 2.0 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Swede Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 5.6 mi
Museums: 52
- Portland Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 1.2 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Wells Fargo History Exhibit: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Shelter A: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 8.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 12.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.4 mi
- North Beach: 6.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Waud Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 3.8 mi
- Roy: 18.8 mi
- Greenville: 20.3 mi
- Champoeg: 20.8 mi
- Thatcher: 21.2 mi
Springs: 6
- School District Spring: 16.0 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.3 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.8 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Japanese Arts Learning Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 56° | 595 m | 19.8 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 55° | 576 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 314° | 566 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 243° | 497 m | 18.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 320° | 490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 53° | 437 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 326° | 427 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 283° | 392 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9696789164
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- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
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