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Jefferson School Park

Jefferson School Park from directly overhead

Jefferson School Park is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 437 m. Wagner Butte stands 2,211 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fichtner Mainwaring Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
437 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.30650, -122.86873

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fichtner Mainwaring Park: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park.: 0.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Park: 1.2 mi
  • Union Park: 1.2 mi
  • First Library: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 21
  • Medford Armory: 0.7 mi
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society: 1.5 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 3.0 mi
  • Pheasant Fields Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Union Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Learning Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 1.6 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Lotus Imports: 6.1 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
  • Beekman Woods: 5.0 mi
  • Beebe Woods: 5.6 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 1.4 mi
  • Rogue River: 12.4 mi
  • River Hawks: 17.8 mi
  • Madronita: 20.2 mi
  • Tree of life: 20.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Dutchman Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Jack Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • E: 9.4 mi
  • Madrone: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Jefferson School Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagner ButteSSE 160°2,211 m13.9 mi
McDonald PeakSSE 159°2,202.5 m16.5 mi
Split RockSSE 159°2,109 m15.9 mi
Little Red MountainS 182°2,028 m16.7 mi
Grizzly PeakE 101°1,804.416 m13.1 mi
Bald MountainSSE 166°1,715 m10.6 mi
Anderson ButteSSW 191°1,523 m7.4 mi
Winburn RidgeSSE 147°1,517 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1020:52
September equinox07:0018:3319:10
December solstice07:3815:5716:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404448536067757568564539
Precip in2.72.01.81.51.30.70.20.30.51.22.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medford Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee34 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider27 obs
  • Wild Turkey20 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch18 obs
  • Mallard16 obs
  • Western Black Widow15 obs
  • Western Boxelder Bug14 obs
  • European Mantis14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/225876275

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