Artwork · California
Calafia
Calafia is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Orestimba Peak stands 628 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Height
- 4.25 m
- Material
- bronze;ceramic
How to reach it
Coordinates37.49282, -120.84835
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Broadway Park: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Park: 0.4 mi
- GAR Park: 0.5 mi
- Denair Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Palace Market: 0.2 mi
- Pat Portwood: 0.6 mi
- Blessing of the Oak Trees: 2.0 mi
- Acorn Dream: 2.0 mi
- Blessing of the Oak Trees: 2.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Turlock Historical Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- Livingston Historic Museum: 10.1 mi
- Double T Acres Ag Museum: 11.1 mi
- McHenry Museum: 13.1 mi
- Modesto Children's Museum: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 12
- Trans-California Pathway: 2.1 mi
- Pollinarium: 2.1 mi
- Sustainable Agriculture Garden: 2.2 mi
- BioAg Garden: 2.2 mi
- Turlock Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Trilipse: 2.2 mi
- Gates: 2.2 mi
- Within-Without: 2.3 mi
- The Heart of Livingston: 10.1 mi
- Tillie Lewis Arch: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Dos Rios State Park: 18.8 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 23.4 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 3
- Crow Hill: 18.9 mi
- Orestimba Peak: 23.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Christmas Tree Lane: 1.8 mi
- Knights Ferry Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
- Davis's Ferry: 15.7 mi
- Tuolumne City: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Finnegan Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calafia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orestimba Peak | WSW 241° | 628 m | 23.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 240° | 213 m | 18.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | ENE 61° | 126 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turlock #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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