Oregon Gazetteer
John Brown Canyon is a physical feature (valley) in Jefferson County. The primary coordinates for John Brown Canyon places it within the OR 97741 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | John Brown Canyon |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | 5 mi. long; located within Agency Plains, heads 3.4 mi. NW of Madras Station, trends NNW then W into the valley of the Deschutes River; Secs 7,8,17,16&21, T10S, R13E, Willamette Meridian |
| History: | The name honors John A. Brown (ca. 1830-1903), purportedly the first African-American to homestead in central Oregon. |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Latitude: | 44.7093517 |
| Longitude: | -121.2333501 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for John Brown Canyon: John Brown Canyon.
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 John Brown Canyon does not include property ownership information.
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Warm Springs, OR
(4.1 miles NNW) Madras, OR (7.4 miles SE) Metolius, OR (8.9 miles SSE) |
Culver, OR
(12.8 miles S) Crooked River Ranch, OR (19.7 miles S) Crooked River Ranch, OR (19.7 miles S) |
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Gateway, OR
(8.7 miles ENE) Grandview, OR (13 miles SSW) Willowdale, OR (15.7 miles ENE) |
Geneva, OR
(18.1 miles SSW) Opal City, OR (18.4 miles S) Simnasho, OR (19.1 miles NNW) |
