| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Oregon |
| County | Tillamook |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Population as of | 2000 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| Time zone (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Elevation | 49 ft |
| Coordinates | 45°41′46″N 123°47′51″W |
| Area codes | 503 and 971 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1120902[1] |
Foss is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 4 miles (6 km) east of Mohler and Oregon Route 53, near the Nehalem River.[2] Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge.[3]
Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area.[4] Foss post office ran from 1928 to 1943, and Foss station on the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) was established shortly after the post office.[4] Camp Nehalem (also known as Camp Foss), a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp northeast of Foss, had a Foss mailing address.[5]
Geography
Foss is only 474 acres in area. It lies in the Northwestern region of Oregon at a low elevation near the ocean surrounded by the highest mountains of the Oregon Coastal Range.
Climate
Foss has a borderline cool-summer Mediterranean and oceanic climate with cool, extremely rainy winters, with only 2 inches of snowfall annually, while the summers are mild with light precipitation. Because it lies at a low elevation surrounded by higher mountains near the ocean, heavy amounts of moisture get trapped in the region resulting in plentiful and heavy rainfall.
References
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- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ "Nehalem River Near Foss". National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ p. 375.
- ^ "Camp Nehalem". Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties Historic Resource Survey Form. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. February 1992. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
External links
- Foss history from VanNatta Forestry
- Image of Camp Nehalem from Oregon State University Special Collections