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Dwight S. Parr Woods Natural Area

Dwight S. Parr Woods Natural Area from directly overhead

Dwight S. Parr Woods Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Long Mountain stands 689 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Pearson, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.51650, -122.84238

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Betty Park: 0.4 mi
  • Waterhouse Linear Park: 0.6 mi
  • TVWD Athletic Fields- Merlo: 0.7 mi
  • Arbor Station Park: 0.7 mi
  • Recuerdo Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Mount Williams: 3.0 mi
  • Swede Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Sexton Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Cornell Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Elk Point: 4.5 mi
Museums: 51
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Shelter: 7.0 mi
  • Shelter A: 8.9 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 10.3 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 8.3 mi
  • North Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Lieser Point: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Waud Bluff: 6.7 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 10.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.7 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.2 mi
  • School District Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Dwight S. Parr Woods Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNW 326°689 m22.7 mi
Green MountainNW 318°676 m21.1 mi
Buck MountainNNW 334°649 m20.2 mi
Tater HillNNW 333°618 m21.9 mi
Hoffman HillNW 317°614 m23.1 mi
Rye HillNNW 329°566 m18.0 mi
Gales PeakW 275°548 m18.0 mi
Bald MountainNW 315°539 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1921:05
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 °F454750546063696964564944
Precip in5.54.34.13.02.21.70.50.51.43.95.96.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nature Park-beaverton, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/52974926

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