Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Otter Point

Otter Point is a cape in Curry County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1147293. It sits at 12.1 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameOtter Point
GNIS feature ID1147293
Kind of placeCape
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Latitude42.46279
Longitude-124.42607
USGS topographic mapGold Beach
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated12.1 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated40 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other capes

Every cape covered here

Other places in Curry County

Questions

Where is Otter Point?

In Curry County, Oregon, at 42.46279, -124.42607. The USGS records it on the Gold Beach topographic map.

How high is Otter Point?

12.1 metres (40 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Otter Point?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a cape in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service