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Otter Rock Marine Garden

Otter Rock Marine Garden from directly overhead

Otter Rock Marine Garden is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,052 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Punchbowl, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

No take of invertebrates in intertidal except single mussels for bait when fishing from shore. No take of fish or invertebrates iwhere Marine Garden overlaps with Otter Rock Marine Reserve. No take of marine plants except by scientific research permit.

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates44.75391, -124.06545

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Depoe Bay City Park: 3.7 mi
  • Strome Park: 6.2 mi
  • Big Creek Park: 6.9 mi
  • Frank V. Wade Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Ojalla Park: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Rocky Top: 2.3 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Siletz Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Salal Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Government Hill: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Whale Skeleton: 8.1 mi
  • Shipwreck: 8.2 mi
  • Orcas: 8.6 mi
  • Whales: 8.7 mi
  • Coast Guard Helicopter: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • The Courage to Succeed: 3.9 mi
  • Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Yellow Submarine: 9.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beverly Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 3.8 mi
  • South Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Sand Point Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Holly Beach: 19.7 mi
Museums: 6
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 3.8 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
  • Education Wing: 9.2 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 11.1 mi
  • Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Otter Rock Marine Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainENE 62°1,051.56 m21.6 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE 40°1,032 m21.6 mi
Fanno PeakENE 69°1,015.898 m22.2 mi
Riley PeakENE 67°1,004 m24.3 mi
Big TipENE 69°863 m17.3 mi
Green MountainE 89°860 m20.9 mi
Table MountainSSE 150°857.707 m22.3 mi
Rocky PointNE 41°853.4 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3120:2121:06
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5115:5016:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484748495356585957555047

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 3N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1461433280

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