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Laurel Woods Open Space

Laurel Woods Open Space from directly overhead

Laurel Woods Open Space is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariposa Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 4.2 miles off.

Restored buffer area between natural wood and housing development.

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Coordinates45.50947, -123.04068
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mariposa Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Marionberry Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 0.2 mi
  • Magnolia Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jasper Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Bald Peak: 7.9 mi
  • Gales Peak: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 58
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Shelter: 8.4 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.1 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 16.9 mi
  • Shelter A: 18.2 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Jackson Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Tina Bar: 19.8 mi
  • San Salvador Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Waud Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.3 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Fern Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Laurel Woods Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainW 280°1,048 m16.4 mi
Larch MountainWNW 299°1,044 m21.4 mi
Trask MountainWSW 245°1,040 m22.3 mi
Hembre RidgeW 271°1,039.4 m21.3 mi
Kings MountainWNW 288°977 m24.0 mi
Woods PointWNW 282°940 m19.6 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 258°932 m22.3 mi
Round TopNW 307°909 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4216:32

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/835580306

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