Oregon Military Museum
%20joins%20Oregon%20State%20Defense%20Force%20Brig%20Gen.%20James%20B.%20Thayer.jpg?width=1600)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.
Oregon Military Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Mount Hood passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
The Oregon Military Museum (OMM) at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas County, Oregon, is a museum of Oregon's military heritage including the Oregon National Guard, the state's early militias, and all branches of the US Armed Forces. The museum's main building includes the drill floor, weapons, and temporary galleries for permanent and rotating exhibits, as well as the Conference Classroom, Museum Store, Hall of Valor, and the Thomas E. Withycombe Library. Surrounding the main building, the Historic Park, open seasonally, includes two historic buildings, the Quartermaster Storehouse and the Battery A Field Artillery Horse Barn, as well as an outdoor tracked vehicle display.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1975.
Wikidata Q60785055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 14.0 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.1 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Crown point · 18 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 1.0 mi
- Johnson City Park: 1.1 mi
- Heddie Notz Park: 1.3 mi
- Alma Myra Park: 1.3 mi
- Ann-Toni Schreiber Park: 1.7 mi
- Mount Talbert: 1.1 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Scott: 3.0 mi
- Scouters Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 5.0 mi
- Sunnyside and 117th Property: 1.6 mi
- James Abele Park Property: 1.7 mi
- McNary Property: 1.8 mi
- 3-Creeks Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Gladstone Nature Park: 2.0 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 1.8 mi
- The Pow Wow Tree: 3.0 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 6.0 mi
- The Spider: 6.5 mi
- Clifford Stocker Memorial Parkside: 2.3 mi
- Pow-Wow tree: 3.0 mi
- Liberty: 3.1 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin Memorial Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Clackamas River Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Sara Hite Memorial Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 2.9 mi
- Veiled Garden: 4.0 mi
- Good Roots Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Rose Villa Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 3.7 mi
- Barclay House: 4.3 mi
- McLoughlin House: 4.4 mi
- Stevens-Crawford Heritage House: 4.4 mi
- Ermatinger House: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.0 mi
- Knapp Falls: 4.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 4.4 mi
- Willamette Falls: 5.1 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 8.2 mi
- Madrone Wall: 5.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 8.5 mi
- Swim beach: 11.2 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 12.5 mi
- Lieser Point: 13.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 11.7 mi
- Giesy Spring: 16.8 mi
- School District Spring: 17.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.7 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 23.7 mi
- Fulton: 6.8 mi
- Latourell: 18.8 mi
- Champoeg: 19.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Oregon Military Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Point | ENE 76° | 802 m | 21.5 mi |
| Walker Peak | ENE 78° | 736 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | ENE 67° | 655 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | ESE 102° | 638 m | 19.5 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 27° | 595 m | 20.7 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NNE 27° | 576 m | 21.8 mi |
| Angel's Rest | ENE 62° | 484 m | 22.3 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 155° | 470 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1395619546
Day trips start here
- Gladstone · 3 mi
- Oregon City · 4 mi
- Lake Oswego · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 8 mi
- Boring · 9 mi
Take the scenic way to Oregon Military Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.