RickCorey said:Hi Evelyn!
If you re-settle near sea level, I bet the change in elevation affects your climate more than the change in latitude.
We traveled from Brookings. OR to Astoria, OR, and then back again...looking at so many different places. We have not yet settled on one house, since we have not yet sold ours, which would be the first thing to do. This was more of a motivational trip more than anything, for us to get our house ready to sell. We liked the Alsea Bay, and several small coastal communities. I never thought of living so close to the sea, but it certainly is a viable option from hot summers.