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Map of Portland, OR, showing neighborhoods and suburbs This map of Portland, Oregon, USA was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors.
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Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward.
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Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
In 1845, Oregon Trail pioneer James B. Stephens laid claim to 640 acres (260 ha) across the Willamette River from the then-newly established Portland townsite. [2] The land had been controlled by John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company, [3] [4]: 2 and its location along the east bank of the river—with its marshes, creeks, and sloughs—made development challenging.
Cornelius Pass Road is an arterial road in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, United States. The north–south road serves as an arterial connection between Burlington and Hillsboro. It intersects with several main roads and highways throughout its route, including Oregon Route 10, Oregon Route 8, Cornell Road, and U.S. Route 26.
Kelley Point Park is a city park in north Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.Bounded by the Columbia Slough on the south, the Willamette River on the west, and the Columbia River on the north, the park forms the tip of the peninsula at the confluence of the rivers. [1]