Fort Astoria
Fort Astoria is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tidal Rock, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 1.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 3.8 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 4.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
- 11.1 mi off the JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Nassa Point · 24 mi
- Silver Point Interpretive Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tidal Rock: 0.0 mi
- Astoria Nordic Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- McClure Park: 0.4 mi
- Children's Park: 0.4 mi
- Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Coxcomb Hill: 0.7 mi
- Megler Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Altoona Hill: 11.3 mi
- Salme Hill: 12.6 mi
- U.S Post Office site (historic): 0.1 mi
- Astoria Victory Monument: 1.0 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Ft. Stevens Bombardment Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Base End Station: 6.4 mi
- Heritage Museum: 0.1 mi
- Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia": 0.2 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum: 0.2 mi
- Flavel House: 0.4 mi
- Oregon Film Museum: 0.4 mi
- Douglas Fir: 0.4 mi
- Barby Maritime Center: 0.4 mi
- Time Capsule: 0.7 mi
- Goonies "Mouth's House": 0.7 mi
- Sea Lion Dock: 1.3 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 0.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 4.5 mi
- California Condor: 12.9 mi
- Shearwater Gallery: 14.3 mi
- Ocas: 15.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 4.9 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 6.3 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 12.4 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 17.2 mi
- Knappton: 6.1 mi
- Frankfort: 7.2 mi
- Pacific City: 12.7 mi
- Clifton: 17.5 mi
- Necanicum: 19.5 mi
- Columbia Beach: 7.3 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 12.8 mi
- Seaside Beach: 14.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 20.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 21.7 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 18.7 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 24.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.7 mi
- North Head: 14.2 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 0.2 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 8.6 mi
- Barrier Falls: 16.4 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 19.7 mi
- Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Astoria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,001 m | 16.6 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | ESE 111° | 902 m | 19.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 129° | 816 m | 16.0 mi |
| Wickiup Mountain | ESE 116° | 807 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 184° | 791 m | 22.8 mi |
| Humbug Mountain | SSE 160° | 747 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kidders Butte | S 178° | 649 m | 23.0 mi |
| Knob Point | ESE 109° | 632 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:25 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:42 | 16:33 |
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 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 3 mi away.
- California Sea Lion206 obs
- Mule Deer146 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant125 obs
- American White Pelican113 obs
- Great Blue Heron113 obs
- Rock Pigeon95 obs
- Bufflehead83 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug79 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000639OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/328470620
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