Willamette National Cemetery, Portland

Name: Willamette National Cemetery
Address: Portland, United States

#252 among attractions in Portland

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Willamette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located about 10 miles southeast of the city of Portland, Oregon. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 269.4 acres straddling the county line between Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. As of 2021, there had been 188,000 interments. It is one of three national cemeteries in Oregon. ()

Established: 1949 (75 years ago)Unveiled: 1951Coordinates: 45°27'42"N, 122°32'17"W

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East Portland (Pleasant Valley)Portland United States

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Willamette National Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clackamas Town Center, Powell Butte, Leach Botanical Garden, Mt. Scott Park.

2.5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Clackamas Town Center, Happy Valley
63 min walk • Clackamas Town Center is a shopping mall established in 1981 in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area, located on unincorporated land in the Clackamas area of Clackamas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
2.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Volcano
Powell Butte, Portland
62 min walk • Powell Butte, an extinct cinder cone volcano, rises prominently in the southeast section of Portland, Oregon, offering a natural respite from the urban sprawl. This volcanic butte, part of the Boring Lava Field, is one of the city's major outdoor attractions and serves...
0.9 miN
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Leach Botanical Garden, Portland
23 min walk • Leach Botanical Garden is a 16-acre botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, near S.E. 122nd Avenue and Foster Road. It was acquired by the Portland Parks Bureau in 1972.
2.8 miNW
Park
Mt. Scott Park, Portland
73 min walk • Mt. Scott Park is an 11.22-acre public park in Portland, Oregon's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, in the United States. Named after Harvey W. Scott, the park was acquired in 1922 and houses the Mt. Scott Community Center.
2.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastport Plaza, Portland
72 min walk • Eastport Plaza is a shopping center located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It is anchored by Century 16 Theatres, LA Fitness, and Walmart. Originally an enclosed shopping mall, construction began on October 20, 1959, and was carried out by the Anderson–Westfall Construction Company.
1.4 miNW
Park
Beggars Tick Wildlife Refuge, Portland
36 min walk • Beggars Tick Wildlife Refuge, also known as Beggars Tick Marsh, is a 20-acre park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States.
2.5 miNW
Park
Ed Benedict Park, Portland
65 min walk • Ed Benedict Park is a 12.7-acre public park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. The park was acquired in 1988 and features a skate plaza. The park's Portland Memory Garden was dedicated in 2002.
2.5 miNW
Park
Portland Memory Garden, Portland
64 min walk • The Portland Memory Garden is a garden and park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States.
1.9 miNE
Park
Clatsop Butte, Portland
49 min walk • Clatsop Butte is an upland butte lying directly south of Powell Butte in southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. Clatsop Butte City Park, which occupies part of the butte, is at coordinates 45°28′28″N 122°30′24″W at an elevation of 577 feet.
1 miNE
Bridge
Cedar Crossing Bridge, Portland
26 min walk • Cedar Crossing Bridge is a covered bridge in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built in 1982, it carries Deardorff Road over Johnson Creek. The Oregon Department of Transportation notes that the bridge, even though it is covered, is "not a true covered bridge" because it does not use a timber truss for support.
2.8 miN
Park
Kelly Butte Natural Area, Portland
73 min walk • Kelly Butte Natural Area is a city park of about 23 acres in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, just east of Interstate 205. The park is named after pioneer Clinton Kelly, who settled the area east of the Willamette River in 1848.