Page Contents for Otter Rock, Oregon

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Oregon state capital is Salem.
Otter Rock elevation is 132 feet above sea level.

Location

on US Hwy 101 on the Oregon Coast about one third of the way down the coast from Washington State.
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History & History Related Items

Here is a description of the area written on 7 March 1778 by Captain James Cook on his way from Hawaii while searching a passage to the Atlantic Ocean, "On March 7, 1778, about 10 miles off the Central Oregon Coast, Captain James Cook obsereved:"The land appeared to be of a moderate height, diversified with hills and vallies, and almost everywhere covered with wood. There was, however, no very striking object on any part of it, except one hill, whose elevated summit was flat."
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Attractions

A small community on the Oregon Coast. There are many great tide pools to explore during the low tide. You might even find some fossils! The area is not far from the Devils Punch Bowl State Park.
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Otter Rock City Government

Otter Rock Post Office
Email: alcocer@wcn.net Otter Rock

Miscellany

Otter Rock is in the Pacific Time Zone and does participate in Daylight Savings Time. The area code is 541