Park · Oregon
A.M. Kennedy Park
A.M. Kennedy Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Buck Mountain stands 649 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McMillan Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.48822, -122.78061
- 5.5 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 11.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 17.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 17.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Crown point · 26 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McMillan Park: 0.3 mi
- Little People's Park: 0.6 mi
- Griffith Park: 0.8 mi
- Roxbury Park: 1.1 mi
- Wonderland Arboretum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mary's Way: 0.6 mi
- Jesuit High School Press Box: 0.7 mi
- Cronin Field: 0.7 mi
- Carr Chevrolet Company: 0.8 mi
- Dr. F. M. Robinson House: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Sources of Strength: 0.6 mi
- Sun: 1.0 mi
- Embrace Your Inner Light: 1.2 mi
- Water Liliies: 1.2 mi
- Beaverton Coyote: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- C.E. Mason Wetlands Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Center Street Park Addition: 0.9 mi
- Center Street Wetlands: 0.9 mi
- Fanno Creek Trail: 1.0 mi
- Fanno Creek Trail: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Eden Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Raleigh Park School Garden: 1.2 mi
- Frances Garden: 2.0 mi
- Howard Vollum Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Nissho Iwai Gardens: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Swede Hill: 2.2 mi
- Elk Point: 2.3 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Williams: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Nordia House: 2.3 mi
- Broder Söder: 2.3 mi
- Nordic Finn Ware: 2.3 mi
- LA Swoosh: 2.6 mi
- Seb Coe: 2.8 mi
Museums: 52
- Vintage Tek: 1.8 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 4.1 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 7.4 mi
- Shelter A: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Cedar Mill Falls: 2.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Knapp Falls: 10.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 12.0 mi
- Willamette Falls: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 15
- Poet's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.0 mi
- North Beach: 10.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 5.4 mi
- Roy: 16.3 mi
- Champoeg: 17.5 mi
- Greenville: 17.7 mi
- Thatcher: 18.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 13.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 18.1 mi
- School District Spring: 20.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.6 mi
- Normandin Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 15.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of A.M. Kennedy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | NNW 330° | 649 m | 23.3 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 56° | 595 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 325° | 566 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gales Peak | W 280° | 548 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 313° | 539 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 245° | 497 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 334° | 490 m | 16.1 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | NW 315° | 473 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:42 | 16:31 |
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 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nature Park-beaverton, 3 mi away.
- Oregon grape154 obs
- Douglas-fir147 obs
- red osier dogwood84 obs
- western redcedar64 obs
- Mallard62 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco56 obs
- Common Snowberry56 obs
- American Crow51 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/131144739
Day trips start here
- Beaverton · 1 mi
- Aloha · 4 mi
- Tigard · 4 mi
- Tualatin · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
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