Point Meriwether
Point Meriwether is a cape in Clatsop, Oregon. Point Meriwether is situated nearby to the locality Austin Point, as well as near Hug Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hug Point State Park and Castle Rock.
Hug Point State Park
Park
Photo: Curt Smith, CC BY 2.0.
Hug Point State Recreation Site is a state park on the northern Oregon Coast in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the park is open to the public and is fee-free.
Castle Rock
Islet
Castle Rock is a large monolith right off the coast of Arch Cape, Oregon. It is named Castle Rock because it resembles a castle turret. The rock is Basalt, formed millions of years ago from lava flows. Castle Rock is situated 1½ miles southwest of Point Meriwether.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arch Cape and Tolovana Park.
Arch Cape
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arch Cape is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Named for the natural arch in the coastal rocks and the headland that extends into the Pacific Ocean, it is located along the Pacific coast, approximately four miles south of Cannon Beach, between Hug Point State Recreation Site to the north and Oswald West State Park to the south.
Tolovana Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cannon Beach had a population of 1,489. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock, a 235 ft sea stack that juts out along the coast. Tolovana Park is situated 3 miles north of Point Meriwether.
False Tillamook
Locality
False Tillamook is an archaic placename for a headland in Tillamook County in the U.S. state of Oregon. False Tillamook is now known as Cape Falcon, Oregon. False Tillamook is situated 4 miles south of Point Meriwether.
Point Meriwether
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.82538° or 45° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
-123.96292° or 123° 57′ 47″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
84QRR2GP+5RGeoNames ID
5740238
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