Fossil, Oregon
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city, county seat
Fossil is a city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.
The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch.
The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil,_Oregon
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°0'2"N 120°12'36"W
- Redmond, Oregon 112 km
- Bend, Oregon 135 km
- Salem, Oregon 229 km
- Albany, Oregon 234 km
- Springfield, Oregon 247 km
- Corvallis, Oregon 251 km
- Eugene, Oregon 258 km
- Roseburg, Oregon 320 km
- Klamath Falls, Oregon 332 km
- Medford, Oregon 364 km
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit 19 km
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Painted Hills Unit 38 km
- Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve 47 km
- Kimberly 53 km
- Broadway Lava 63 km
- Peterson Lava 64 km
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Sheep Rock Unit 67 km
- Grass Butte 99 km
- Prineville Resivoir 105 km
- Powell Buttes 109 km