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Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia"

Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia" from directly overhead

Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia" is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia River Maritime Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 1.2 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

museum ship in Astoria, Oregon, USA

Wikidata Q7892541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1950
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Columbia River Maritime Museum

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.19039, -123.82389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Astoria Nordic Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tidal Rock: 0.2 mi
  • Fort Astoria: 0.2 mi
  • McClure Park: 0.6 mi
  • Children's Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 20
Attractions: 18
  • Barby Maritime Center: 0.2 mi
  • Douglas Fir: 0.6 mi
  • Time Capsule: 0.7 mi
  • Goonies "Mouth's House": 0.9 mi
  • Sea Lion Dock: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 18.9 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSSE 156°1,001 m16.7 mi
Nicolai MountainESE 112°902 m18.9 mi
Elk MountainSE 130°816 m16.0 mi
Wickiup MountainESE 117°807 m12.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainS 184°791 m22.9 mi
Humbug MountainSSE 161°747 m19.3 mi
Kidders ButteS 179°649 m23.1 mi
Knob PointESE 109°632 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2420:2521:11
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5615:4216:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444446495357616159534743
Precip in10.67.27.95.83.42.30.81.12.76.711.110.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 89002463OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Lightship WAL-604, COLUMBIA, reference 89002463, listed 12/20/89.

OpenStreetMap element way/665531953

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