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Bird

Bird from directly overhead

Bird is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Space Dance for Peace, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.37890, -122.11970
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Shoup Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Village Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rosita Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gemello Park: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
Beaches: 40
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 15
  • Spring source: 5.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 21.1 mi
  • The Bluff: 21.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Bird. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 172°985 m10.9 mi
Castle RockS 173°979 m10.5 mi
The PeakSSE 166°917 m11.4 mi
Lookout TowerS 176°892 m9.2 mi
Goat RockS 176°890 m10.4 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 166°880 m11.6 mi
Summit RockS 173°878 m9.6 mi
Varian PeakS 179°873 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12697569336

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