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Blue Heron Park

Blue Heron Park from directly overhead

Blue Heron Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Rye Hill stands 566 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tippit Place Wetlands, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.3 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Blue Heron Park HOA
Getting there

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Coordinates45.42710, -122.80419

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Jack Park: 0.2 mi
  • Quail Hollow Park: 0.3 mi
  • Windmill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Summerlake Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Tigard Tulip: 1.4 mi
  • Mobius: 1.6 mi
  • Troll Ole Bolle: 2.7 mi
  • Insignia: 3.4 mi
  • Gong: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 53
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.2 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 9.2 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 9.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.0 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Poet's Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.1 mi
  • North Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Lieser Point: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.3 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 10.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Oliver Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 13.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.5 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Fern Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Heron Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rye HillNNW 333°566 m24.3 mi
Gales PeakWNW 291°548 m21.2 mi
Bald PeakW 260°497 m12.4 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 343°490 m19.7 mi
Red Slide HillNW 324°473 m23.9 mi
Highland ButteSE 127°470 m21.9 mi
Cornell MountainNNE 20°392 m7.3 mi
Parrett MountainSSW 206°381 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/921887708

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