Fort Astoria
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liberty Theatre and Astoria Downtown Historic District.
Liberty Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Liberty Theatre is a historic vaudeville theater and cinema in Astoria, Oregon, United States. The whole commercial building of which the theater is the major occupant is also known as the Astor Building, especially in the context of historic preservation. Liberty Theatre is situated 630 feet west of Fort Astoria.
Astoria Downtown Historic District
Protected area
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Astoria Downtown Historic District is a protected area, which is situated 720 feet northwest of Fort Astoria.
Grace Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grace Episcopal Church, also referred to as Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory in the context of historic preservation, is a church, historic church building, and accompanying parsonage, all located in Astoria, Oregon, United States. Grace Episcopal Church is situated 580 feet southeast of Fort Astoria.
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 2½ miles east of Fort Astoria.
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Astoria.
Fort Astoria
- Type: Park
- Description: former fortified trading post in Oregon, USA
- Categories: trading post and recreation area
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1882° or 46° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
-123.82751° or 123° 49′ 39″ westNamed after
John Jacob Astor IOpen location code
84RR55QC+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 328470620OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3499810
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort Astoria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن أستوريا”
- Chinese: “阿斯托里亚堡”
- Chinese: “阿斯托里亞堡”
- Czech: “Fort Astoria”
- Dutch: “Fort Astoria”
- French: “Fort Astoria”
- German: “Fort Astoria”
- Hebrew: “פורט אסטוריה”
- Japanese: “アストリア交易所”
- Japanese: “アストリア砦”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Astoria”
- Norwegian: “Fort Astoria”
- Persian: “فورت استوریا”
- Polish: “Fort Astoria”
- Portuguese: “Fort Astoria”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tidal Rock and John Jacob Astor Hotel.
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