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Maud Williamson State Recreation Site

Maud Williamson State Recreation Site from directly overhead

Maud Williamson State Recreation Site is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. Sheridan Peak stands 942 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Filbert Grove Day-Use Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Silver Falls passes 9.9 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1937
Elevation
51 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.09720, -123.06764

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bair Park: 5.2 mi
  • Clear Lake Park: 5.5 mi
  • Spongs Landing County Park: 5.6 mi
  • Meadows Park: 5.7 mi
  • Country Glen Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Walnut Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Crescent Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Bald Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Wallace Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Grice Hill: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Artworks: 31
Museums: 30
  • Oregon Vintage Machinery Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Richardson Building (Large Engine Museum): 5.2 mi
  • Hilands Building (Large Engine Museum): 5.2 mi
  • Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Caterpillar Building: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • The Willamette Mission: 1.5 mi
  • Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 10.2 mi
  • WPA Stairs: 10.2 mi
  • Salem Began Here: 10.4 mi
  • Oregon World War II Memorial: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Whittam Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ellen Lane Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Isaac's Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Steam Sawmill: 5.3 mi
  • Mushroom House: 7.8 mi
  • Wings & Waves Water Park: 8.4 mi
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 10.9 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 1.2 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 1.5 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 1.5 mi
  • Number 2: 15.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 17.5 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maud Williamson State Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan PeakNW 305°942 m22.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 304°932 m22.9 mi
Snap PointNW 312°760 m23.4 mi
Ball Bearing HillNW 310°701 m19.8 mi
Green TopWNW 295°626 m19.5 mi
Kutch MountainNW 319°626 m22.1 mi
Slide MountainNW 306°599 m17.2 mi
Mount BrownSW 235°591 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:04
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4915:4516:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346505661676863534541
Precip in5.54.14.23.02.01.30.20.41.33.55.76.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcminnville Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • coastal manroot24 obs
  • chicory22 obs
  • tansy22 obs
  • common jewelweed15 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade15 obs
  • Pacific ninebark15 obs
  • Oregon grape15 obs
  • California poppy14 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429234090

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