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Fern Hill Forest

Fern Hill Forest from directly overhead

Fern Hill Forest is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.8 miles off.

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Coordinates45.47647, -123.10653
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Bald Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Gales Peak: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • B Street Trail Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Rogers Park: 2.8 mi
  • Joseph Gale Park: 2.8 mi
  • Brown Park: 3.1 mi
  • Bard Park: 3.3 mi
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 10.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 55
Museums: 39
Picnic sites: 17
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 12.2 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 18.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 20.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Little Lee Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Lee Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Haines Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
  • San Salvador Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Tina Bar: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Normandin Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Fern Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.3 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Fern Hill Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 291°1,048 m13.9 mi
Larch MountainNW 309°1,044 m20.0 mi
Trask MountainWSW 247°1,040 m18.5 mi
Hembre RidgeW 279°1,039.4 m18.4 mi
Kings MountainWNW 296°977 m21.9 mi
Sheridan PeakSW 231°942 m21.4 mi
Woods PointWNW 292°940 m17.2 mi
Gobblers KnobW 263°932 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2520:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/736647267

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