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Tenmile, Coos County, Oregon

Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 124°11′44″W / 43.57611°N 124.19556°W / 43.57611; -124.19556
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Tenmile, Oregon
Tenmile is located in Oregon
Tenmile
Tenmile
Tenmile is located in the United States
Tenmile
Tenmile
Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 124°11′44″W / 43.57611°N 124.19556°W / 43.57611; -124.19556
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1154644[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Tenmile is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 8 miles (13 km) south of Winchester Bay and one mile (1.6 km) west of Lakeside, on U.S. Route 101 next to Tenmile Creek and the Oregon Dunes.[2] Tenmile Lake was named for Tenmile Creek, which was said to be ten miles south of Winchester Bay.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tenmile". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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