 Corvallis is at an elevation of above sea level.Situated midway in the Willamette Valley, in terms of driving distances, Corvallis is about east of Newport and the Oregon Coast, south of Portland, south of the state capital, Salem, southwest of Albany, about west of Interstate 5 at its closest point, and north of Eugene/Springfield.Oregon Route 99W, a secondary north–south route, also runs through Corvallis.