Oregon Gazetteer
Sacajawea Spring is a physical feature (spring) in Umatilla County. The primary coordinates for Sacajawea Spring places it within the OR 97859 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sacajawea Spring |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Spring |
| Description: | Located at the head of an unnamed tributary of East Owsley Creek, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) NW of Spring Mountain, 3.2 km (2 mi) SW of Drumhill Ridge, 20 km (12.2 mi) NW of La Grande. |
| History: | Named for Sacajawea, a Shoshoni woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A proposal to change the name Sacajawea Spring to Sacagawea Spring was submitted in February 1998. In December 1999, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN). |
| County: | Umatilla County |
| Latitude: | 45.4646414 |
| Longitude: | -118.2473367 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sacajawea Spring: Sacajawea Spring.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sacajawea Spring does not include property ownership information.
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Meacham, OR
(9 miles WNW) Summerville, OR (11.9 miles E) La Grande, OR (12.4 miles SE) Island City, OR (13.1 miles SE) |
Imbler, OR
(13.8 miles E) Elgin, OR (17.4 miles ENE) McKay, OR (18 miles W) |
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Duncan, OR
(7.5 miles NNW) Hilgard, OR (7.9 miles S) Perry, OR (9 miles SSE) Alicel, OR (13.6 miles ESE) |
Gibbon, OR
(17.2 miles NNW) Camp Elkanah, OR (18.7 miles SSW) Starkey, OR (18.9 miles SSW) |
