USCGC Alert

USCGC Alert is a military installation in Clatsop, Oregon, which is located on Marine Drive. USCGC Alert is situated near the pier U.S. Coast Guard - Astoria Moorings, as well as near Maritime Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: United States lightship Columbia and Columbia River Maritime Museum.

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. United States lightship Columbia is situated 360 feet east of USCGC Alert.

Columbia River Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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 1,000 feet southwest of USCGC Alert.

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 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″ north

Longitude

-123.82519° or 123° 49′ 31″ west

Open location code

84RR55RF+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8158908235

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: U.S. Coast Guard - Astoria Moorings and Maritime Museum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Columbia River Bar Pilots and U.S. Coast Guard.

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