Sunset Bay State Park
Sunset Bay State Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Coos Mountain stands 760 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Interpretive Center, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Charleston to Bandon runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
- On the Charleston to Bandon
- 6.7 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 28.9 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 2 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldija: 0.4 mi
- BLM Bastendorf Beach: 1.8 mi
- Charleston Fishermen's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Ed Lund Park: 6.3 mi
- Taylor/Wasson Park: 6.8 mi
- Yoakam Hill: 5.0 mi
- Radar Hill: 6.4 mi
- The Buttes: 6.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 8.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.5 mi
- Charleston Marine Life Center: 2.4 mi
- Coos Art Museum: 8.3 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 8.6 mi
- Coos History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Carriage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Gregory Point Marine Research Area: 0.6 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 0.9 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 1.1 mi
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 1.1 mi
- Shore Acres State Park: 1.2 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 0.5 mi
- Simpson Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bastendorff Beach: 1.4 mi
- North Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 4.8 mi
- Harvest Moon Garden: 14.4 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 21.9 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 21.9 mi
- Student Garden: 22.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 0.3 mi
- Observation building: 1.0 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Trailhead: 3.5 mi
- Speedway: 8.5 mi
- Bunkers: 1.5 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939: 24.4 mi
- Hewett Falls: 24.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.4 mi
- Golden Falls: 24.7 mi
- Lost at Sea: 2.6 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 15.5 mi
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Seven Devils: 2.7 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset Bay State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos Mountain | E 99° | 759.562 m | 24.1 mi |
| Vaughn Point | E 80° | 627 m | 24.0 mi |
| Buzzard Butte | SSE 169° | 567.538 m | 24.9 mi |
| McKeever Mountain | ENE 76° | 516 m | 18.7 mi |
| Blue | ESE 107° | 488 m | 15.0 mi |
| Taylor Butte | ENE 73° | 471 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bill Peak | S 172° | 460 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 141° | 446 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:19 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 |
| Precip in | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coos BAY 8 SW, 5 mi away.
- Giant Green Anemone93 obs
- salal84 obs
- Aggregating Anemone84 obs
- Sitka spruce62 obs
- western skunk cabbage61 obs
- Ochre Sea Star59 obs
- Purple Shore Crab51 obs
- Harbor Seal48 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/889091063
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