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Oaxaca

Oaxaca from directly overhead

Oaxaca is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Flagstaff Hill stands 432 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Park Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57491, -121.46155

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 49
Historic sites: 42
Attractions: 41
  • Sutter Health Park: 2.8 mi
  • Three Little Pigs: 3.2 mi
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff: 3.2 mi
  • Cinderella's Coach: 3.2 mi
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 15
  • Whisky Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 11.1 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Barney Mound: 15.8 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 3.2 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 3.4 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 3.4 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 3.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 15.5 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 20.1 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagstaff HillENE 57°432 m24.3 mi
Iron MountainENE 61°269 m23.7 mi
Carpenter HillENE 75°253 m20.2 mi
SugarloafNE 43°218 m24.1 mi
Volcano HillNE 54°129 m17.5 mi
Thunder hillNE 36°129 m20.1 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 69°127.6 m15.4 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 31°118 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12900615381

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