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Celilo Village in the region of Oregon is a city in United States - some 2,264 mi or ( 3644 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Current time in Celilo Village is now 12:13 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Boyd, Biggs Junction, Emerson, Hood River, and Madras. While being here, make sure to check out Boyd . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Celilo Village ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Celilo Falls, 1932

4:35 min by wazzulibrary
Views: 2448 Rating: 5.00

Amateur film footage of fishing at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, from 1932. Digitized from VHS 13484 (itself originally copied in 1991 from 3/4" U-Matic tape #10212) at the Washington State Univ ..

4449 (Oct 20, 2009)

11:00 min by W7ENK
Views: 841 Rating: 4.38

Click here to skip ahead to the 4449 --► 3:07 The first couple minutes are of random freight train movements through the Gorge (both sides). Following the SP4449 from Wishram, WA to Portland OR - fina ..


Gordon Ridge Deschutes River

8:42 min by oregongirl210
Views: 643 Rating: 0.00

Floating through Gordon Ridge on the Deschutes River. Warning: I say "fat ass". Please, no comment about how I am corrupting today's youth :) ..

Among The Many Dying

5:21 min by CthulhuMelody
Views: 551 Rating: 5.00

A song about Zombie's, although I took the vocals out. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Celilo Village, Oregon

Celilo Village, Oregon is an unincorporated Native American community on the Columbia River in northeastern Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near Lake Celilo, the former site of Celilo Falls; it is just south of the community of Wishram, Washington, across the Columbia River. In 2003 about 100 permanent residents lived in 14 dwellings. The site was once a major cultural and trading center, until Celilo Falls was inundated by The Dalles Dam in 1957.

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Located at 45.65 -120.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: American Indian reservations in Oregon, Columbia River Gorge, Native American history of Oregon, Unincorporated communities in Wasco County, Oregon

Celilo Falls

Celilo Falls (Wyam, meaning "echo of falling water" or "sound of water upon the rocks," in several native languages) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the river, as well as to the native settlements and trading villages that existed there in various configurations for 15,000 years.

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Located at 45.65 -120.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Columbia River Gorge, Geography of Washington (state), History of Washington (state), History of transportation in Oregon, Landforms of Klickitat County, Washington, Landforms of Wasco County, Oregon, Waterfalls of Oregon, Waterfalls of Washington (state)

Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge

The Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge or Celilo Bridge is a railroad bridge built in 1912 over the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It consists of eight steel truss spans and several deck girder spans, and includes a vertical-lift section. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm of Waddell & Harrington. It is part of the Wishram, Washington to Bend, Oregon line of the BNSF Railway (formerly the Oregon Trunk line of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway).

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Located at 45.65 -120.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: BNSF Railway bridges and tunnels, Bridges completed in 1912, Bridges over the Columbia River, Buildings and structures in Klickitat County, Washington, Buildings and structures in Wasco County, Oregon, Columbia River Gorge, Road bridges in Oregon, Road bridges in Washington (state), Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Towers in Washington (state), Transportation in Klickitat County, Washington, Transportation in Wasco County, Oregon, Vertical lift bridges

Wishram (Amtrak station)

Wishram, Washington is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Wishram, Washington. The station, parking, track, and platforms are owned by BNSF Railway.

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Located at 45.66 -120.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Amtrak stations in Washington (state), BNSF Railway stations, Buildings and structures in Klickitat County, Washington, Transportation in Klickitat County, Washington

Wishram, Washington

Wishram is a census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. The site of the historic Celilo Falls is nearby. The community was originally named Fallbridge; it was changed to Wishram to honor the Wishram tribe of Native Americans. The nearby Dalles Dam was completed in 1957, and began filling Lake Celilo. The original fishing village near this location was inundated.

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Located at 45.66 -120.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Census-designated places in Washington (state), Columbia River Gorge, Populated places in Klickitat County, Washington