McNary Wildlife Nature Area
McNary Wildlife Nature Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 0.8 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- West Park: 0.4 mi
- Spillway Park: 0.5 mi
- 3rd Street Soccer Field: 0.9 mi
- Umatilla Marina Park: 1.0 mi
- Oregon Boat Ramp: 1.0 mi
- Dancing Fields: 17.8 mi
- Catch The Spirit: 17.9 mi
- Blossoming Joy: 18.2 mi
- Happy Human: 18.4 mi
- Desert Grass: 18.6 mi
- Sillusi Butte: 1.2 mi
- Umatilla Butte: 3.0 mi
- Hermiston Butte: 5.7 mi
- Hat Rock: 6.9 mi
- Boat Rock: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Garden at Hansen Park: 19.2 mi
- Serenity Garden: 19.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 19.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
- Ornamental Grass Garden: 19.3 mi
- Plymouth Park: 1.8 mi
- Power City Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Paradise Park: 4.8 mi
- Coyote Springs Wildlife Area: 16.8 mi
- Little Badger Park: 19.8 mi
- Hover High School: 20.3 mi
- Westcliffe Monument: 21.4 mi
- Madame Dorion Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Gene L. Spaulding: 21.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Umatilla Museum: 1.6 mi
- Echo Museum: 14.1 mi
- SAGE Center: 18.8 mi
- REACH Museum: 21.7 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 22.8 mi
- Stanfield Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 11.3 mi
- Stanfield Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 11.4 mi
- Boardman Rest Area Westbound: 22.9 mi
- Boardman Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
- River View: 5.4 mi
- Wallula Wall (Lower): 19.6 mi
- Wallula Wall (Upper): 19.8 mi
- The Pink House: 18.0 mi
- 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 18.3 mi
- Max Air Trampoline Park: 20.3 mi
- Coyote Srings: 14.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 14.8 mi
- McNary Beach: 1.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McNary Wildlife Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Off Joe | NE 36° | 670 m | 14.9 mi |
| Johnson Butte | NNE 27° | 620 m | 13.0 mi |
| Dead Dog Launch | NNW 336° | 556 m | 23.4 mi |
| Service Buttes | S 179° | 515 m | 19.6 mi |
| Badger Mountain | N 359° | 481.3 m | 21.0 mi |
| Rome | NNW 348° | 479 m | 17.9 mi |
| Candy Mountain | N 354° | 424 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fourmile | NE 46° | 413 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:06 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:25 | 16:16 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcnary DAM #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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