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Praying Hands

Praying Hands from directly overhead

Praying Hands is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Greatest in the Kingdom, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

A small redwood carving of two hands with their palms together, as if praying.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Inscription
In memory of Leonard Jennings / Board member 1954–1989 / "A true prayer warrior" / 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.14921, -122.12352
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Garrahan Park: 0.7 mi
  • Forest Swimming Pool: 1.3 mi
  • Junction Park: 1.6 mi
  • Barbara Day/Dam Park: 1.6 mi
  • Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Swamp House: 1.7 mi
  • Remains of an old cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 5.5 mi
  • stone fireplace: 5.7 mi
  • Lost Camp: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
  • Nature Circle: 7.1 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 8.4 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 17
  • Bulls Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 14.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Praying Hands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumE 86°1,063 m12.4 mi
Mount ThayerE 85°1,061 m11.3 mi
Mount BielawskiNNE 18°985 m5.4 mi
Castle RockNNE 15°979 m5.7 mi
The PeakNNE 31°917 m5.6 mi
El SombrosoE 80°917 m11.9 mi
Lookout TowerN 7°892 m6.8 mi
Goat RockN 9°890 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4451112662

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