Agate Desert
The Agate Desert is a prairie located near White City, Oregon, 53 acres of which is protected as the Agate Desert Preserve. The area is not in fact a desert as its name suggests; it is so named because of the abundance of agate, petrified wood, jasper, and other minerals found there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Table Rock and Four Corners.
Table Rock
Hamlet
Table Rock is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It lies near the Rogue River along Table Rock Road between White City and Sams Valley. Table Rock is situated 2 miles northwest of Agate Desert.
Four Corners
Locality
Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is 1.8 miles northeast of Central Point and 4.3 miles north of Medford in the Rogue Valley. It is slightly north of Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport. Four Corners is situated 3 miles south of Agate Desert.
White City
Village
Photo: SkateOregon, CC BY 2.0.
White City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 7,975 at the 2010 census, up from 5,466 at the 2000 census. White City is situated 3 miles east of Agate Desert.
Agate Desert
- Type: Grassland
- Also known as: “Ta-tsipek-wank”
- Category: protected area
- Location: Jackson, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.42888° or 42° 25′ 44″ northLongitude
-122.8937° or 122° 53′ 37″ westElevation
1,257 feet (383 metres)Open location code
84JVC4H4+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1051407986OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Agate Desert” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Agate Desert”
- Georgian: “აგატეს უდაბნო”
- Portuguese: “Deserto de Agate”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Seven Oaks and Central Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agate Desert Preserve and Rogue Community College - Table Rock.
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