Berlin, Oregon

Geography, place in Oregon

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
44°29′52″N 122°42′52″W / 44.49778°N 122.71444°W / 44.49778; -122.71444CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyLinnElevation
480 ft (146 m)Population
 (1944)[1]
 • Total>65Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code541GNIS feature ID1134941[2]

Berlin is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

History

Originally, the community was developed around a horse racing course operated by the Burrell family. The races became so popular that the family began charging visitors for meals and their home became known as Burrell’s Inn. When a local post office was established in 1899, it was called Berlin (a single word version of Burrell Inn). The Berlin post office was closed in 1937.[4]

Geography

Waterloo is to the west; Sweet Home is to the south. Berlin is approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Lebanon and 70 miles (110 km) north-east of Eugene.

Berlin has a creek, the Hamilton Creek.

Berlin is a located in Linn County at latitude 44.498 and longitude -122.748.

Climate data for Berlin, Oregon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 48
(9) 		52
(11) 		56
(13) 		61
(16) 		67
(19) 		73
(23) 		81
(27) 		82
(28) 		76
(24) 		65
(18) 		53
(12) 		47
(8) 		63
(17)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 34
(1) 		35
(2) 		37
(3) 		39
(4) 		44
(7) 		48
(9) 		51
(11) 		50
(10) 		46
(8) 		42
(6) 		38
(3) 		34
(1) 		42
(5)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 7.0
(180) 		5.9
(150) 		6.1
(150) 		4.8
(120) 		3.7
(94) 		2.5
(64) 		0.7
(18) 		0.9
(23) 		2.0
(51) 		4.3
(110) 		8.0
(200) 		8.2
(210) 		54.1
(1,370)
Average precipitation days 16 14 16 14 10 7 2 2 5 10 16 17 129
Source: NOAA[5]

References

  1. ^ Allen Jr., Eric W. (October 9, 1944). "Berlin, Oregon, Folks Riled By Tactics Used To Rename Town". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1. Today a petition signed by more than 65 residents and property owners, the great majority of Berlin's citizens, will be handed to the county court, protesting that the proposed name change, and the method being used, are "undemocratic."
  2. ^ "Berlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "97355 - Google Search".
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). "Berlin". Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-87595-278-9. LCCN 2003-20467.
  5. ^ "Berlin,OR". March 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.


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