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Chapman Point Marine Garden

Chapman Point Marine Garden from directly overhead

Chapman Point Marine Garden is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

No take of shellfish and other invertebrates in the intertidal with the exception of single mussels (for bait). No collection of marine plants except by scientific research permit.

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates45.90874, -123.96882

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Necus' Park: 0.7 mi
  • Whale Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ecola Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • City Park: 0.8 mi
  • James Madison Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Bald Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • 285.9: 2.7 mi
  • Clark's Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Rippet Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Double Peak: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 17
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 3.7 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chapman Point Marine Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainENE 73°1,001 m14.2 mi
Triangulation PointSE 141°986 m24.7 mi
Buck MountainSE 128°944 m22.1 mi
Pinochle PeakSE 129°944 m22.3 mi
West Onion PeakSSE 157°937.5 m7.5 mi
Onion PeakSSE 148°931.7 m7.6 mi
Angora PeakSSE 164°817.5 m8.7 mi
Elk MountainENE 64°816 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2620:2421:11
September equinox07:0418:3619:15
December solstice07:5515:4416:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464647495356596058544845
Precip in11.08.19.46.63.92.70.91.22.96.612.011.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1436583850

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