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Shaniko, Oregon: 45th Parallel Marker

An official road sign marks your crossing from one half of the Northern Hemisphere to the other.

Address:
US 97, Shaniko, OR
Directions:
Three miles west of Shaniko on US 97.
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45th Parallel Sign.

45th Parallel Marker

West on Hwy 97 is yet another 45th Parallel sign for those keeping track.

[Dennis, 09/14/2006]

This small green highway sign faces the road, straddling the Parallel, on a treeless plain of sagebrush.


Nearby Offbeat Places

Ghost Town That Couldn't Be BoughtGhost Town That Couldn't Be Bought, Shaniko, OR - 3 mi.
Good Riddance Rajneesh Mini-MemorialGood Riddance Rajneesh Mini-Memorial, Antelope, OR - 8 mi.
Erickson Aircraft CollectionErickson Aircraft Collection, Madras, OR - 28 mi.
In the region:
Shoe Tree, Alfalfa, OR - 64 mi.

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