Nature reserve · Oregon
McCarthy Creek South Natural Area
McCarthy Creek South Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Long Mountain stands 689 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Abbey Creek Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates45.60518, -122.84720
- 3.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 6.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 15.2 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 21.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- North Abbey Creek Forest: 0.4 mi
- McCarthy Creek Forest: 0.4 mi
- North Bethany Trail: 2.1 mi
- Mult Foreclosures 1995: 2.4 mi
- Linnton Park: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Parivar Park: 2.0 mi
- Abbey Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Harvest Park: 2.3 mi
- East Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Ulrich Gerber Park: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Learning Garden: 2.8 mi
- Education Garden: 2.8 mi
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 5.1 mi
- Garden 10: Physical Plant (North Parking Lot): 5.8 mi
- Garden 13: Student Led Unity Garden (SLUG): 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Troll Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Roloff Farm: 3.6 mi
- Hay Pyramid: 3.7 mi
- The Maize: 3.7 mi
- Molly's Castle: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Hadley’s Landing: 3.5 mi
- MISSIONARIES AND METHODIST MEETING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: 5.5 mi
- SETTLEMENT. WORSHIP, REMOVAL: 5.5 mi
- TRAPPERS: 5.5 mi
- CHAMPOEG MEETING AND FIRST GOVERNMENT: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Beaver Buddiies: 4.7 mi
- Topographic Bison: 4.9 mi
- Elemental Sequence: 5.4 mi
- Holstein Cow: 6.0 mi
- Tree of Life: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Point: 6.4 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Dixie Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Swede Hill: 7.5 mi
- Elk Point: 7.9 mi
Museums: 52
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 5.3 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 7.1 mi
- Vintage Tek: 7.5 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 8.7 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Picnic Shelter: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 7.3 mi
- Heron Shelter: 7.4 mi
- Shelter A: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Jackson Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Bonnie Falls: 14.4 mi
- Knapp Falls: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.0 mi
- Reeder Beach: 8.6 mi
- Tina Bar: 8.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 9.2 mi
- North Beach: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Waud Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Roy: 11.4 mi
- Fulton: 12.6 mi
- Greenville: 12.9 mi
- Thatcher: 14.5 mi
- Champoeg: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Fern Spring: 13.0 mi
- Normandin Spring: 17.0 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.2 mi
- School District Spring: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 23.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of McCarthy Creek South Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | NW 315° | 689 m | 17.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 305° | 676 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 325° | 649 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 333° | 634 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 324° | 618 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hoffman Hill | NW 305° | 614 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 316° | 566 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gales Peak | WSW 255° | 548 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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