McCarthy Creek South Natural Area

McCarthy Creek South Natural Area is a nature reserve in Multnomah, Oregon. McCarthy Creek South Natural Area is situated near the hamlet Miller, as well as near the locality United Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sauvie Island Bridge and Historic Washington County Jail.

Sauvie Island Bridge

Bridge

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The Wapato Bridge, formerly known as the Sauvie Island Bridge, crosses the Multnomah Channel of the Willamette River near Portland, Oregon, United States.

Historic Washington County Jail

Historic building

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The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon. It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon, United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethany and Rockcreek.

Bethany

Suburb

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Bethany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is situated north of U.S. Route 26 and Oak Hills, near Beaverton, approximately four miles northwest of Cedar Mill, and is within the Portland metropolitan area.

Rockcreek

Suburb

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Rockcreek is a census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon, United States, north of U.S. Route 26. It is named for the Rock Creek neighborhood in the area.

West Union

Quarter

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West Union is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1851, the community had the first school district in the county; it also contains the oldest cemetery in the state and the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains.

McCarthy Creek South Natural Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Multnomah, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.6054° or 45° 36′ 19″ north

Longitude

-122.8471° or 122° 50′ 50″ west

Operator

Metro

Open location code

84QVJ543+45

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1506649558

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Miller and United Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: McCarthy Creek Forest and Skyline Grange #894.

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