Columbia River Maritime Museum
The Columbia River Maritime Museum is a museum of maritime history in the northwest United States, located about ten miles southeast of the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Oregon, U.S.
- Also known as: “crmm.org”
- Address: 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship Columbia and Astoria Gateway Cinema.
United States lightship Columbia
Museum
Photo: BigBen212, CC BY-SA 4.0.
United States lightship Columbia is a lightship located in Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. Columbia was formerly moored near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Astoria Gateway Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Astoria Gateway Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 410 feet southeast of Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Fort Astoria
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Astoria was the primary fur trading post of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. A maritime contingent of PFC staff was sent on board the Tonquin, while another party traveled overland from St. Louis. Fort Astoria is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astoria and Navy Heights.
Astoria
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.
Navy Heights
Neighborhood
Navy Heights is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It began as a housing project in nearby Astoria. Navy Heights is situated 2 miles east of Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2½ miles south of Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.18994° or 46° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
-123.82312° or 123° 49′ 23″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
84RR55QG+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 233417286OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
8103669Wikidata ID
Q3330641
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In Other Languages
“Columbia River Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Columbia River Maritime Museum”
- French: “musée maritime du Columbia”
- French: “Musée maritime du Columbia”
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