Brown Creek

Brown Creek is a stream in Clatsop, Oregon. Brown Creek is situated nearby to the locality Daggett Point, as well as near Miles Crossing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Astoria Column and Old Youngs Bay Bridge.

Astoria Column

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Astoria Column is a tower in the northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a 30-acre city park called Astor Park.

Old Youngs Bay Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

The Old Youngs Bay Bridge is a bascule bridge across Youngs Bay in Astoria, Oregon, completed in 1921. Conde McCullough was responsible for designing this bridge, his first for Oregon.

Norris Staples House

House

Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Norris Staples House is a house located in Astoria, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Astoria and Miles Crossing.

Astoria

Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.

Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.

Miles Crossing

Locality

Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2 miles southwest of Brown Creek.

Navy Heights

Neighborhood

Navy Heights is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It began as a housing project in nearby Astoria. Navy Heights is situated 2 miles northeast of Brown Creek.

Brown Creek

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

46.16983° or 46° 10′ 11″ north

Longitude

-123.81236° or 123° 48′ 45″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

84RR559Q+W3

GeoNames ID

5715975

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Localities in the Area

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