USCGC Alert
USCGC Alert is a military installation in Clatsop, Oregon which is located on Marine Drive. USCGC Alert is situated nearby to the pier U.S. Coast Guard - Astoria Moorings, as well as near the museum United States lightship Columbia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship Columbia and Columbia River Maritime Museum.
United States lightship Columbia
Museum
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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.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Museum
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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. Columbia River Maritime Museum is situated 550 feet east of USCGC Alert.
Fort Astoria
Park
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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 1,000 feet southwest of USCGC Alert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astoria and Navy Heights.
Astoria
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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 USCGC Alert.
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2½ miles south of USCGC Alert.
USCGC Alert
- Type: Military installation
- Address: 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.19041° or 46° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
-123.82519° or 123° 49′ 31″ westOpen location code
84RR55RF+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 8158908235OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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