Coal Creek

Coal Creek is a stream in Columbia, Oregon. Coal Creek is situated nearby to the locality South Scappoose, as well as near the hamlet Johnson Crossing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peace Candle of the World and Scappoose High School.

Peace Candle of the World

Work of art

Photo: Cacophony, CC BY 3.0.

The Peace Candle of the World, also known as the Scappoose Peace Candle, is an approximately 50-foot-tall tower-like structure 18 feet in diameter in Scappoose, Oregon, designed to resemble a candle.

Scappoose High School

School

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Scappoose High School is a public high school in Scappoose, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Scappoose School District. The district boundary includes Scappoose and Warren.

Scappoose Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Scappoose, in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Scappoose Industrial Airpark is situated 2 miles northeast of Coal Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scappoose and Warren.

Scappoose

Town

Photo: Halvorsen brian, Public domain.

Scappoose is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named for a nearby stream, which drains the southern part of the county. The name "Scappoose" is of Native American origin, and is said to mean "gravelly plain." The population was 8,010 at the 2020 census.

Warren

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Warren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, located on U.S. Route 30 north of Scappoose and south of St. Helens on Scappoose Bay of the Multnomah Channel of the Willamette River. Warren is situated 5 miles north of Coal Creek.

Holbrook

Hamlet

Holbrook is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 30 about 15 miles northwest of Portland between the Tualatin Mountains and the Multnomah Channel south of Sauvie Island. Holbrook is situated 6 miles south of Coal Creek.

Coal Creek

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

45.74789° or 45° 44′ 52″ north

Longitude

-122.8851° or 122° 53′ 6″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

84QVP4X7+5X

GeoNames ID

5719713

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