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DNA is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is California & Nevada Railroad 1884-1903, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
2019

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84093, -122.29158

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans: 0.1 mi
  • Drawn to Luna: 0.2 mi
  • Steffi Lynn mural, for Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans: 0.3 mi
  • Ghost Ship: 0.4 mi
  • Declaring Peace Through All Our Relations: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Doyle Hollis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Emeryville Community Organic Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Christie Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
  • Stanford Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stanford Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • A Place for Sustainable Living: 0.5 mi
  • Pinnantak: 1.0 mi
  • Big Daddy's Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • City Slicker Farms: 1.1 mi
  • People's Grocery Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums
  • California Historical Radio Society Bay Area Radio Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles: 1.5 mi
  • Takara Sake Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Shorebird Nature Center: 2.0 mi
  • Ebony Museum Of Art: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Holy Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Albany Hill: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 2.7 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 2.8 mi
  • Circus Party Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 39
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 13.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of DNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNE 52°581 m4.8 mi
Chaparral PeakNE 55°540 m4.5 mi
Grizzly PeakNE 48°531 m4.3 mi
Round TopE 83°531 m5.4 mi
Barberry PeakENE 66°513 m4.7 mi
Volcanic PeakENE 76°498 m5.2 mi
Eureka PeakENE 59°495 m5.1 mi
Redwood PeakESE 104°493 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438168001

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