Nature reserve · Oregon
Frances Estates
Frances Estates is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Frances Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Hillsboro
How to reach it
Coordinates45.50927, -122.91931
- 3.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 21.4 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 24.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frances Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Arlington Park: 0.4 mi
- Reedville Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Meadow Oaks Park: 1.0 mi
- Dargatz Property Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Lexington Estates: 0.3 mi
- Havenwood Estates on Reedville: 0.4 mi
- Noble Woods Estates: 0.5 mi
- Brookside Estates: 0.6 mi
- Shadowbrook: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Sollín: 1.2 mi
- Seeds of Orenco: 1.4 mi
- Harvey the Giant Rabbit: 1.4 mi
- Mētztli: 1.5 mi
- World's Greatest: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 1.5 mi
- Hillsboro Arch: 2.3 mi
- Nike Swoosh: 4.2 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 4.3 mi
- Seb Coe: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 1.9 mi
- Life Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 2.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.4 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Michael R. Strebeck Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Bill Love Memorial Flagpole: 3.0 mi
- Arnold Park: 3.0 mi
- JB Thomas Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Methodist Meeting House and Cemetary Memorial: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Mount Williams: 4.5 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Swede Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bull Mountain: 7.9 mi
Museums: 48
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 2.2 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 4.7 mi
- Vintage Tek: 5.1 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 10.2 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Picnic Shelter: 6.3 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 7.6 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 12.2 mi
- Shelter A: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.9 mi
- Jackson Falls: 7.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Little Lee Falls: 17.2 mi
- Knapp Falls: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 11.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Beach: 14.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 14.7 mi
- Reeder Beach: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Waud Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Roy: 9.8 mi
- Greenville: 11.1 mi
- Thatcher: 11.4 mi
- Fulton: 12.3 mi
- Champoeg: 18.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Oliver Spring: 12.0 mi
- Normandin Spring: 14.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Frances Estates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Saddle Mountain | W 277° | 1,048 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 299° | 909 m | 24.4 mi |
| Windy Point | W 266° | 880 m | 24.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 335° | 689 m | 21.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 327° | 676 m | 19.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 345° | 649 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tuttle Point | W 268° | 623 m | 20.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 342° | 618 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:42 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland-hillsboro AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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