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Sandy Historical Society

Sandy Historical Society from directly overhead

Sandy Historical Society is a museum in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 306 m. Tumala Mountain stands 1,432 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Hood runs past it.

About

The story

city in Oregon, USA

Dates from 1913.

Wikidata Q2416599, matched on coordinates and name (662 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
9.9 m
Elevation
305.8 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.39680, -122.25797

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Meinig Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tupper Park: 0.4 mi
  • Timberline Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Lenhart Butte: 5.5 mi
  • Aemisegger Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Zion Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Walker Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 8.6 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
Gardens
Artworks
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 10.8 mi
  • Devoted Passion: 11.4 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 13.4 mi
  • Quaytskin: 13.7 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 3.9 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 4.7 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery: 8.6 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 11.7 mi
Museums: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Madrone Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Broughton Bluff: 11.4 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 12.0 mi
  • Farside: 12.2 mi
  • Cape Horn: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 14.3 mi
  • Swim beach: 14.4 mi
  • Lieser Point: 21.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • spring w/concrete cover: 11.7 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 13.5 mi
  • School District Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sandy Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumala MountainSE 137°1,432 m15.6 mi
Wildcat MountainSE 124°1,365 m12.7 mi
Githens MountainSE 136°1,363 m13.7 mi
Sheepshead RockSE 130°1,359 m16.2 mi
Hickman ButteE 86°1,334 m16.8 mi
Huckleberry MountainESE 118°1,307 m13.9 mi
Old BaldySE 135°1,274 m12.1 mi
North MountainE 90°1,229 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495559656661534439
Precip in10.37.98.57.35.74.00.91.23.47.410.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headworks Portland WTR B, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/329220148

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