Willamette Stone
The Willamette Stone was a small stone obelisk originally installed by the Department of Interior in 1885 in the western hills of Portland, Oregon, in the United States to mark the intersection and origin of the Willamette meridian and Willamette baseline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oregon Zoo and Pittock Mansion.
Oregon Zoo
Zoo
The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately 2 miles southwest of downtown Portland. Oregon Zoo is situated 1½ miles southeast of Willamette Stone.
Pittock Mansion
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The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1914 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. Pittock Mansion is situated 1½ miles east of Willamette Stone.
Stone House
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The Stone House, also known as the Macleay Park Shelter and the Witch's Castle or Witches Castle, is a two-story structure in Portland, Oregon's Forest Park, in the United States. Stone House is situated 1 mile northeast of Willamette Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sylvan-Highlands and Forest Park.
Sylvan-Highlands
Suburb
Sylvan-Highlands is a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States located on the west side of the West Hills.
Forest Park
Suburb
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves.
Hillside
Suburb
Hillside is a Northwest Portland neighborhood in the city's West Hills. It is anchored by the Hillside Community Center, the former site of Catlin Gabel School, which was designed by noted architect Pietro Belluschi. Hillside is situated 1½ miles east of Willamette Stone.
Willamette Stone
- Type: architectural landmark
- Description: small stone obelisk
- Location: Multnomah, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Willamette Stone” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウィラメット経線”
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