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Thurston Park

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Elevation, modelled: 155 m
Tallest summit within 16.7 miles: Walker Point1,148 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway: Cottage Grove Covered Bridge17.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:59local time
Coordinates: 44.0506, -122.9177

Thurston Park from directly overhead

Thurston Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled 155 m. Walker Point stands 1,148 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lively Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 18 miles off.

The record

Operated by: Willamalane Park and Recreation District

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Walker Point	E 87°	1,148 m	14.8 mi
Bear Mountain	S 175°	1,116 m	14.4 mi
Mount Nebo	NE 56°	991 m	13.0 mi
Buck Mountain	NNW 341°	961.6 m	10.7 mi
Mount Tom	NNW 343°	954 m	11.7 mi
Bear Mountain	ESE 119°	945 m	16.1 mi
Eagles Rest	SSE 149°	922 m	16.4 mi
Mount Salem	ESE 122°	900 m	16.0 mi

On the road

17.9 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
21.3 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
28.3 mi off the West CascadesNational

Overlooks nearby

Shea Point · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lively Park: 0.3 mi
Fort Park: 0.5 mi
Ruff Park and Magnolia Arboretum: 0.7 mi
Rob Adams Park: 0.8 mi
Jessie Maine Memorial Park: 1.0 mi

Peaks

Vitus Butte: 3.0 mi
Mount Pisgah: 3.9 mi
Swing Hill: 3.9 mi
Kelly Butte: 5.6 mi
Jacoby Mountain: 5.9 mi

Artworks

Mt. Pisgah Sighting Pedestal: 3.9 mi
The Lionesses: 4.3 mi
Springfield 125th Anniversary Mural: 4.9 mi
Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Mural: 4.9 mi
Draft Horse Logging: 5.0 mi

Nature reserves29

Thurston Hills Natural Area: 1.6 mi
Vickery County Park: 1.6 mi
Weyerhaeuser McKenzie Natural Area: 2.6 mi
Georgia Pacific Natural Area: 3.2 mi
Coryell Ridge: 6.2 mi

Gardens20

Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden: 4.4 mi
SELCO Community Credit Union Garden: 6.2 mi
Learning Garden: 6.7 mi
Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 6.7 mi
Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 7.0 mi

Historic sites19

Thurston High School shooting memorial: 0.5 mi
In Memory Of American Veterans: 2.2 mi
Springfield Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 4.3 mi
Vietnam War: 4.3 mi
Willamette Heights Pillar: 5.2 mi

Museums13

Springfield History Museum: 5.0 mi
Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 7.5 mi
Eugene Science Center: 7.7 mi
Cascades Raptor Center: 9.2 mi
Lane County Historical Museum: 9.2 mi

Attractions7

Ghost towns4

Yarnell: 3.1 mi
Luper: 14.6 mi
Lancaster: 19.6 mi
Divide: 23.0 mi

Cliffs4

Spliff Cliff: 6.9 mi
Franklin Perch: 6.9 mi
Climbing Columns: 8.9 mi
Lenon Hill: 10.2 mi

Rest areas4

Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 14.7 mi
Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 14.7 mi
Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 14.7 mi
Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 14.8 mi

Picnic sites3

Waterfalls1

Brice Creek Falls: 24.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:46	19:24
June solstice	05:29	20:15	20:59
September equinox	07:00	18:33	19:11
December solstice	07:44	15:49	16:37

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	44	47	51	57	61	68	68	63	54	46	41
Precip in	9.0	7.0	7.6	6.6	4.3	2.8	0.5	0.6	2.1	5.7	9.7	10.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leaburg 1 SW, 12 mi away.

Sources

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