French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound
French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. High Hill stands 568 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 7.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 9.5 mi off the Silver Falls
- 21.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 23.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 26 mi
- North Falls Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boones Ferry Park: 1.4 mi
- Water Treatment Plant Park: 1.6 mi
- Sue Guyton Tree Grove: 1.6 mi
- River Fox Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Charbonneau Country Club: 1.8 mi
- Statue of Gentle Ben: 1.6 mi
- Acorn Statue: 1.9 mi
- Modern Flight: 2.1 mi
- Flight of the Moon: 2.1 mi
- Re-Invention: 2.1 mi
- Corral Creek Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Graham Oaks Nature Park: 2.1 mi
- Boeckman Creek Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Molalla River State Park: 3.1 mi
- Coffee Creek Wetlands: 3.2 mi
- Old Aurora Colony Museum: 3.1 mi
- Canby Depot Museum: 4.6 mi
- Champoeg Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Newell House: 6.1 mi
- Sherwood Heritage Center: 6.5 mi
- Wilsonville Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Grove: 9.5 mi
- Millage Memorial Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
- Tateshina Peace Garden: 10.0 mi
- Campbell Native Garden: 10.2 mi
- Oregon Fishing Club: 10.6 mi
- Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm: 10.8 mi
- The Pow Wow Tree: 11.3 mi
- Broder Söder: 12.6 mi
- Nordic Finn Ware: 12.6 mi
- Oregon Korean War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Vietnam Era Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Donald Manson's Barn: 5.8 mi
- Champoeg Monument: 6.2 mi
- Marion E. Carl Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- La Butte: 3.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 4.5 mi
- Parrett Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Grouse Butte: 7.0 mi
- Cooks Butte: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 1.8 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 7.8 mi
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 9.7 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Willamette Falls: 9.3 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.1 mi
- Tumble Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Madrone Wall: 17.5 mi
- Waud Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 21.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 21.7 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 12.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 16.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 19.7 mi
- North Beach: 23.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 24.4 mi
- Champoeg: 6.1 mi
- Fulton: 14.5 mi
- Waconda: 16.8 mi
- Saint Joseph: 18.1 mi
- Giesy Spring: 3.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 9.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | SSE 150° | 568 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 302° | 497 m | 16.0 mi |
| Highland Butte | E 99° | 470 m | 16.5 mi |
| Silverton Hills | SSE 168° | 461 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | N 4° | 392 m | 17.5 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | WNW 295° | 381 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Richmond | WNW 295° | 380 m | 24.9 mi |
| East Bliss Butte | NE 51° | 344 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:43 | 16:32 |
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 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Willamette EXP STN, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/484162089
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 3 mi
- Wilsonville · 3 mi
- Newberg · 9 mi
- Oregon City · 10 mi
- Woodburn · 10 mi
- Lake Oswego · 11 mi
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