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The Knoll Open Space

The Knoll Open Space from directly overhead

The Knoll Open Space is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roads End State Recreation Site, a park 0.8 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 1.1 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

What to expect

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City of Lincoln City

How to reach it

Coordinates45.01850, -123.99992

157 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
  • God's Thumb: 0.9 mi
  • Prairie Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Ball Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Cougar Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Deadwood Mountain: 9.2 mi
Parks: 38
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Lincoln City Cultural Center: 3.4 mi
  • Nelscott Reef: 4.5 mi
  • Drift Creek Falls Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Little Nestucca County Boat Launch: 10.2 mi
  • Fishers Point County Boat Launch: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Sand Point Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 3
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 14.8 mi
  • Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 1.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Knoll Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainESE 107°1,094 m21.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 117°1,051.56 m17.9 mi
Saddle Bag MountainE 100°1,032 m11.0 mi
Fanno PeakESE 120°1,015.898 m20.3 mi
Riley PeakESE 115°1,004 m21.2 mi
Mount HeboNE 44°972.312 m19.3 mi
Main PointNE 41°966 m18.0 mi
South PointNE 42°958 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3020:2221:07
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5215:4916:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434547505457616260534742
Precip in14.610.510.88.24.73.50.91.43.48.514.115.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis 2 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/880006529

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