Gales Creek
Gales Creek is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 8 northwest of Forest Grove in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States
- Also known as: “Gales Creek, OR” and “Gales Creek, Oregon”
- Postal code: 97117
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gales Creek Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kansas City and Thatcher.
Kansas City
Hamlet
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Kansas City is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States, located approximately 28 miles west of Portland. It is located about 6 miles north-northwest of Forest Grove. Kansas City is situated 3½ miles east of Gales Creek.
Thatcher
Hamlet
Thatcher is an unincorporated historic community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It was located approximately three miles north of Forest Grove at the intersection of Hillside and Thatcher roads. Thatcher is situated 4 miles southeast of Gales Creek.
Hayward
Hamlet
Hayward is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Settled in the late 1880s and named in 1891 by Binger Hermann, it is located off U.S. Hayward is situated 4 miles north of Gales Creek.
Gales Creek
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Washington, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.58643° or 45° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-123.21415° or 123° 12′ 51″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
84QRHQPP+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 150933041OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Gales Creek” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gales Creek”
- Haitian: “Gales Creek, Oregon”
- Haitian: “Gales Creek”
- Hungarian: “Gales Creek”
- Irish: “Gales Creek”
- Japanese: “ゲールズクリーク”
- Persian: “گیلز کریک، اورگن”
- Persian: “گیلز کریک”
- South Azerbaijani: “قیلز کریک، اورقن”
- Vietnamese: “Gales Creek, Oregon”
- Vietnamese: “Gales Creek”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gales Creek Fire Station and Gales Creek Elementary School.
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