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Graham Oaks Nature Park

Graham Oaks Nature Park from directly overhead

Graham Oaks Nature Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. High Hill stands 568 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Acorn Statue, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.29831, -122.80420

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • River Fox Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.7 mi
  • Merryfield Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Arbor Villebois Park: 0.8 mi
  • Oak Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Peaks: 46
  • Pleasant Hill: 2.4 mi
  • La Butte: 3.9 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 2.2 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 2.3 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 6.6 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Phantom Bluff: 9.1 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 18.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 19.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 7
  • San Salvador Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 18.4 mi
  • North Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 7.6 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High HillSSE 149°568 m22.6 mi
Bald PeakWNW 299°497 m14.0 mi
Highland ButteESE 103°470 m18.1 mi
Cornell MountainN 9°392 m16.0 mi
Parrett MountainWNW 281°381 m4.0 mi
Mount RichmondWNW 293°380 m23.0 mi
East Bliss ButteENE 57°344 m20.2 mi
Iowa HillNW 307°342 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:03
September equinox06:5918:3219:10
December solstice07:4815:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424447515763696964544641
Precip in6.14.24.93.32.41.60.50.51.74.36.26.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Willamette EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Finch363 obs
  • European Starling255 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco243 obs
  • American Robin223 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch190 obs
  • American Goldfinch147 obs
  • Brewer's Blackbird144 obs
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow137 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/137341715

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