Pillar Rock is a pillar-like monolith in the Columbia River, near its mouth in the state of Washington. Originally rising 75-100 feet, it was dynamited and reduced in height to about 25 feet above the water to serve as a navigational aid and light. Pillar Rock is situated 2½ miles northeast of Snag Island Jetty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brownsmead and Knappa.

Brownsmead

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Brownsmead is an unincorporated community, on a distributary of the Columbia River called Saspal Slough, in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Previously known as Brody, it was named after W.G. Brownsmead is situated 4 miles east of Snag Island Jetty.

Knappa

Hamlet

Knappa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, approximately 12 miles directly east of Astoria. Knappa is situated 4½ miles southeast of Snag Island Jetty.

Snag Island Jetty

Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.2315° or 46° 13′ 53″ north

Longitude

-123.62014° or 123° 37′ 13″ west

Open location code

84RR69JH+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357288548

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

5752772

Wikidata ID

Q48999613

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In Other Languages

“Snag Island Jetty” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Snag Island Jetty”

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