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Oh Great Spirit

Oh Great Spirit from directly overhead

Oh Great Spirit is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is San Luis Creek (South), a park 0.4 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 3.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.25447, -120.66934

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Luis Creek (South): 0.4 mi
  • Central Park: 0.7 mi
  • South Hills Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • South Hills Trailhead: 0.9 mi
  • Stoneridge Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Vulture Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Terrace Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Orcutt Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Obispo: 2.1 mi
  • Righetti Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 19
  • Bubblegum Alley: 1.7 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 1.7 mi
  • The P: 3.5 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 4.3 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 1.8 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 3.1 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 8.9 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sulphur Pot: 7.1 mi
  • McLain Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 12.6 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 13.0 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Pirates Cove: 6.0 mi
  • Avila Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
  • Rockrose: 10.0 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Meadow View: 10.2 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Big Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Islay Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 6.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Oh Great Spirit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 62°1,104 m20.3 mi
Black MountainENE 61°1,089 m20.2 mi
Hi MountainE 88°969 m13.8 mi
Lopez MountainENE 58°869 m6.1 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 86°865 m13.6 mi
Bald MountainE 96°855 m9.4 mi
Gay MountainENE 68°850 m6.5 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 347°836 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456576063666766645853
Precip in3.93.53.21.00.50.10.10.00.00.91.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Mcchesney FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5394515160

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