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Port Orford Lifeboat Station

Port Orford Lifeboat Station from directly overhead

Port Orford Lifeboat Station is a museum in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 77 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,242 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Radio Tower Ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 0.7 miles off.

This building included a mess hall, sleeping quarters and office space.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
77 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cape Blanco Heritage Society
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.73927, -124.50976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cemetery Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Silver Butte: 2.4 mi
  • China Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Humbug Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Grassy Knob: 6.7 mi
Parks: 19
  • Buffington Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Battle Rock Wayside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Humbug Mountain Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
  • Edson County Park: 7.2 mi
  • Port Orford Cedar Forest State Park: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • China F;at: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Curry Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dream Chaser Garden: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coquille River Falls: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Port Orford Lifeboat Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainE 99°1,242.06 m18.9 mi
Ophir MountainESE 107°1,208.837 m19.8 mi
Barklow MountainE 88°1,094.232 m18.1 mi
Copper MountainE 95°1,085.698 m17.1 mi
Devils Half AcreESE 109°1,069 m20.2 mi
Bray MountainE 85°1,010.717 m18.6 mi
Panther MountainESE 110°999.744 m14.4 mi
Soldier Camp MountainSE 128°990 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:31
June solstice05:4120:1721:01
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4616:0216:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515457616159555048
Precip in11.68.59.36.83.41.90.40.61.54.810.212.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Orford #2, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 98000606OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/806199474

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