Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a stream in Columbia, Oregon. Bear Creek is situated nearby to the town Vernonia, as well as near the neighborhood Corey Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vernonia Pioneer Museum and Vernonia High School.

Vernonia Pioneer Museum

Building

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The Vernonia Pioneer Museum is a history museum, located in Vernonia, Oregon, United States. The building that houses the museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Oregon–American Lumber Company Mill Office.

Vernonia High School

School

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Vernonia High School is a public high school located in Vernonia, Oregon, United States. In the wake of severe flooding in 2007, Vernonia City voters approved a $13 million bond in 2009 to build a new school complex in Vernonia.

Vernonia Municipal Airport (05S)

Airstrip

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Vernonia Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Vernonia, Oregon. Vernonia Municipal Airport (05S) is situated 2½ miles west of Bear Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vernonia and Pittsburg.

Vernonia

Town

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Vernonia is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Nehalem River, in a valley on the eastern side of the Northern Oregon Coast Range that is the heart of one of the most important timber-producing areas of the state.

Pittsburg

Hamlet

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Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Pittsburg is located on the Nehalem River near its confluence with the East Fork Nehalem River. Pittsburg is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bear Creek.

Bear Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Columbia, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.8565° or 45° 51′ 23″ north

Longitude

-123.19123° or 123° 11′ 28″ west

Elevation

604 feet (184 metres)

Open location code

84QRVR45+HG

GeoNames ID

5712945

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