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Indian John Island

Indian John Island from directly overhead

Indian John Island is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,365 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy River Grove Reserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
44 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.46815, -122.28794

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sandy River Scenic Waterway: 1.7 mi
  • Dodge Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ed Latourette Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sandy Bluff Dog Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sandy Bluff Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
  • Cemetery Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Chanticleer Point: 4.9 mi
  • Chamberlain Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Crown Point: 5.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Waterfalls
Artworks
  • Devoted Passion: 6.5 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 7.1 mi
  • Quaytskin: 8.6 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 8.7 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 1.6 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 3.6 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 6.9 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 7.4 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 10.1 mi
Museums: 44
Cliffs: 18
  • Broughton Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Farside: 8.0 mi
  • Cape Horn: 8.3 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 9.2 mi
  • Swim beach: 10.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 17.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Wahkeena Spring: 10.5 mi
  • School District Spring: 14.0 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 15.0 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Indian John Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainSE 135°1,365 m17.0 mi
Old BaldySE 143°1,274 m16.8 mi
North MountainESE 107°1,229 m16.9 mi
Big Bend MountainE 86°1,224 m16.2 mi
Palmer PeakENE 62°1,222 m15.3 mi
Larch MountainENE 66°1,202 m10.5 mi
Nesmith PointENE 59°1,180.2 m15.9 mi
Mount TalapusENE 67°1,178 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495559656661534439
Precip in10.37.98.57.35.74.00.91.23.47.410.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headworks Portland WTR B, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1272674933

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