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Pacific Northwest Cams

  • Mountain Cams  Live mountain cams throughout the world to include the Pacific Northwest Cascade Range.

  • Hood River Cam  The KATU-TV Columbia Gorge camera is located high on the bluffs on the north side of the Columbia River across from the city of Hood River.

  • Oregon Maps  Oregon State Map helps in locating the prominent features of the state. Location of various cities including the capital, rivers, counties, county seats, national parks, roadways, museums, railways and golf courses are highlighted in the state map of Oregon 

  • Tripcheck  Oregon Department of Transportation cam to view road conditions within Oregon and its surrounding states.

  • Northwest Cams  By far the most extensive collection of cams - it sorts them by state (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon , and Washington).
     

Oregon Aquarium Cams

See what is going on at the Oregon Coast Aquarium day and night.
 

Virtual Tour

 

Virtual Guidebook's Tour of Portland and Oregon  See the highpoints of Portland and Oregon.
 

Portland in 3D

Portland Bridges and City in 3D  Fly through Portland model bridges in 3D or view the city in 3D.

I Love Portland Videos

I Love Portland  For almost all of us, Portland is a special place. It may rain a lot, but if you can put up with that, you begin to understand why people come from all over the country to live here and why most of them stay. One way of examining that phenomena is to find some of the places that say something about Portland, about its quirkiness and its charm. That's exactly what The Oregonian did in 2009. And then they produced a series of videos to tell the city, and the rest of the world, about them.  They calling the project I Love Portland. The list is long, and growing. More videos will come over time. Take a look. And e-mail your ideas for other spots around town that make Portland the city it is.

Images of Ancient Volcanoes, Landslides, and River Floodplains

Using a laser-based terrain mapping system, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has produced giant color images of the Portland basin, Mount Hood and the Columbia River gorge.

The images, created by chief scientist Ian Madin and measuring up to 5 feet by 8 feet, were produced using a mapping program called Lidar light detection and ranging. The program allows technicians to manipulate the image data by stripping away vegetation and buildings to show a bare earth view.
The Portland basin image shows ancient volcanoes, remnants of where the Missoula floods came through 15,000 years ago, evidence of landslides, and river floodplains that are now covered by development.

Maps

Portlandonline.com is a rich resource of city maps (PDF format) that you can download and print.  Most of them are 44" by 34" so it is best to zoom in on an area and then print "Current view."

Downtown Portland Map   The Downtown Portland map shows an unprecedented level of detail. Galleries, public art, restaurants, coffeehouses, pubs & bakeries are clearly labeled on the map and in the index. Parking, mass transit, and key landmarks are shown. If your time is limited, you can see at a glance what areas have the greatest density of restaurants, pubs, or coffeehouses.

The NW23rd/Pearl District Gallery & Walking Map  The combined Northwest District (aka Alphabet District, Nob Hill, or NW23rd) / Pearl Gallery map provides key information for Portland First Thursday gallery walkers. Galleries, public art, restaurants, coffeehouses, pubs & bakeries are clearly labeled on the map and in the index. Parking, mass transit, and key landmarks are shown. If your time is limited, you can see at a glance what blocks have the greatest density of galleries, bakeries, or restaurants. 

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Fireworks on the River

 

 

 

Pioneer Square

 

 

Image of Mount Hood Using LIDAR



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