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Morris Fountain

Morris Fountain from directly overhead

Morris Fountain is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Windy Point stands 865 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is See No Evil Hear No Evil, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53435, -121.74800

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Quad: 0.5 mi
  • West Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Joseph and Emma Lin Biological Orchard and Garden (BOG): 0.7 mi
  • Central Park: 0.8 mi
  • College Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Honey Bee Haven Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 4.4 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
  • Causeways Rocks: 6.2 mi
  • Cool Patch Pumpkins: 8.9 mi
Museums: 33
Gardens: 31
Historic sites: 30
  • Bahai Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Tau Beta Pi Bent: 0.3 mi
  • Compassion Corner: 0.7 mi
  • Tavernetti Bell: 0.7 mi
  • CHP Memorial Fountain: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Monument Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Steiger Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Drakes Point: 17.0 mi
  • Putnam Peak: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Birthday Area 2: 13.3 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 13.3 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 13.3 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 13.4 mi
  • Open Capay Space Park: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morris Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy PointWNW 289°865 m23.5 mi
Mount VacaWSW 245°857 m21.5 mi
The TreesWNW 290°808 m24.0 mi
Canterbury MountainWNW 291°743 m21.3 mi
Signal HillWSW 239°726 m21.2 mi
Wild Cow MountainW 280°685 m20.0 mi
Edgar PeakWNW 287°682 m19.6 mi
Putnam PeakWSW 249°349 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4419:5620:35
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2216:0816:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606672757572655447
Precip in4.03.92.71.10.70.20.00.00.10.81.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 2 WSW EXP Farm, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2281737576

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