Oregon Gazetteer
Goat Island is a physical feature (island) in Clackamas County. The primary coordinates for Goat Island places it within the OR 97068 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Goat Island |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In the Willamette River at the mouth of the Clackamas River, 1.6 km (1 mi) NNW of Oregon City. |
| History: | Goats were placed on the island to consume vegitation so that the island would not cause visual hinderance to steamboat captains passing through the rough rapids on either side of the island. |
| County: | Clackamas County |
| Latitude: | 45.3723427 |
| Longitude: | -122.6123142 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Goat Island: Goat Island.
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 Goat Island does not include property ownership information.
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