Buckman Field
Buckman Field is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner, a artwork 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.8 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 11.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Crown point · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holladay Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Monroe Property: 0.5 mi
- Oregon Convention Center Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Colonel Summers Park: 0.7 mi
- Oregon Park: 0.8 mi
- Han Oak: 0.5 mi
- Everett Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ladd North Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ladd West Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Dream: 0.6 mi
- Japanese American Historical Plaza: 0.9 mi
- The First Telephone Exchange in Portland: 1.0 mi
- Battleship Oregon Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Benjamin Stark: 1.0 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 1.0 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 1.2 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 1.4 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 1.5 mi
- Ross Island Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 2.8 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.8 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 3.2 mi
- Marquam Trail: 3.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.0 mi
- Council Crest: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Butte: 4.4 mi
- Elk Point: 4.8 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 0.9 mi
- Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum: 1.0 mi
- Oregon Maritime Museum: 1.0 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 1.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Knapp Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.4 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 1.3 mi
- Poet's Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 3.0 mi
- North Beach: 5.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.3 mi
- Lieser Point: 6.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.6 mi
- Waud Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Fulton: 3.9 mi
- Latourell: 21.1 mi
- Roy: 21.4 mi
- Champoeg: 22.5 mi
- Greenville: 22.9 mi
- School District Spring: 13.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Buckman Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 42° | 679 m | 20.0 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 52° | 595 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 38° | 594 m | 21.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 51° | 576 m | 18.3 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 312° | 490 m | 17.8 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 49° | 437 m | 16.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 91° | 396 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 271° | 392 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 2 mi away.
- Mallard841 obs
- Canada Goose736 obs
- American Crow627 obs
- Song Sparrow528 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel504 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle468 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco407 obs
- House Sparrow406 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/142991277
Day trips start here
- Portland · 0 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Milwaukie · 6 mi
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