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Kings Bend

Kings Bend from directly overhead

Kings Bend is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.7 miles off.

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.50971, -123.05345
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Steamboat Park: 0.2 mi
  • Harleman Park: 0.5 mi
  • Marionberry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Heather Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Bald Peak: 7.9 mi
  • Gales Peak: 7.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.4 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 17.4 mi
  • Shelter A: 18.8 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Jackson Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lee Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 19.9 mi
  • San Salvador Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Tina Bar: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Waud Bluff: 16.3 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 18.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Kings Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainW 280°1,048 m15.8 mi
Larch MountainWNW 300°1,044 m20.8 mi
Trask MountainWSW 244°1,040 m21.7 mi
Hembre RidgeW 271°1,039.4 m20.7 mi
Kings MountainWNW 288°977 m23.4 mi
Woods PointWNW 282°940 m19.0 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 258°932 m21.7 mi
Round TopNW 308°909 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
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/776575819

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