Nature reserve · Oregon
Rock Creek at Hemlock
Rock Creek at Hemlock is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookwood at Rock Creek Trail, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.9 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Hillsboro
How to reach it
Coordinates45.50885, -122.93932
- 3.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 22.2 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 24.9 mi off the Silver Falls
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Brookwood at Rock Creek Trail: 0.2 mi
- Crosswater Tract D at Rock Creek Trail: 0.3 mi
- Rock Creek at Brookwood: 0.3 mi
- Crosswater Tract C at Rock Creek Trail: 0.3 mi
- Grace Johnson Estate: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Turner Creek Park: 0.7 mi
- Frances Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Hidden Creek Park West: 1.1 mi
- Hidden Creek Park East: 1.1 mi
- Dargatz Property Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 1.2 mi
- Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 2.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 2.5 mi
- Life Community Garden: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- World's Greatest: 1.3 mi
- For Everyone: 1.8 mi
- Sollín: 2.0 mi
- Seeds of Orenco: 2.1 mi
- Mētztli: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 60
- Hillsboro Arch: 1.5 mi
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 2.1 mi
- Nike Swoosh: 5.2 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 5.2 mi
- Seb Coe: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- JB Thomas Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Pioneer Methodist Meeting House and Cemetary Memorial: 3.2 mi
- CHAMPOEG MEETING AND FIRST GOVERNMENT: 3.2 mi
- METHODIST MEETING HOUSE: 3.2 mi
- SETTLEMENT. WORSHIP, REMOVAL: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 60
- Mount Williams: 5.3 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 7.8 mi
- Iowa Hill: 8.2 mi
Museums: 48
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 1.7 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 4.5 mi
- Vintage Tek: 6.0 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 11.2 mi
- Sherwood Heritage Center: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Picnic Shelter: 6.3 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 7.5 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 12.9 mi
- Shelter A: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Falls: 7.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Little Lee Falls: 16.2 mi
- Lee Falls: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 12
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 12.0 mi
- Poet's Beach: 13.0 mi
- North Beach: 15.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 15.5 mi
- Reeder Beach: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Roy: 9.1 mi
- Greenville: 10.3 mi
- Thatcher: 10.5 mi
- Fulton: 13.2 mi
- Champoeg: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Waud Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Oliver Spring: 11.9 mi
- Normandin Spring: 13.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.0 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek at Hemlock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Saddle Mountain | W 277° | 1,048 m | 21.3 mi |
| Woods Point | W 280° | 940 m | 24.5 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 300° | 909 m | 23.5 mi |
| Windy Point | W 266° | 880 m | 23.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 337° | 689 m | 21.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 330° | 676 m | 18.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 348° | 649 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 349° | 634 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:42 | 16:32 |
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, 3 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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