- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Rock 2617 m · 10.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7317, -122.2106
Watermelon Rock is a artwork in California, at a modelled 2 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Lindsey Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Watermelon Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | NE 55° | 617 m | 10.0 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | N 357° | 581 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wiedemann Hill | E 88° | 565 m | 11.8 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | NE 49° | 557 m | 10.6 mi |
| Vail Peak | NE 53° | 545 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | N 356° | 540 m | 10.1 mi |
| Round Top | N 7° | 531 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | N 353° | 531 m | 10.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Scott Lindsey Park: 0.1 mi
- Arrowhead Park: 0.6 mi
- San Leandro Bay Regional Shoreline: 0.7 mi
- Columbian Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Godfrey Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Oakland Aviation Museum: 0.1 mi
- Alameda Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cohen Bray House: 3.5 mi
- Peralta Hacienda Historical: 3.8 mi
- Dunsmuir House: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- San Francisco Air Tours: 0.2 mi
- Christmas Tree Lane: 2.1 mi
- Alameda Spite House: 2.6 mi
- Bat Exhibit: 3.6 mi
- Emu: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Rail: 0.6 mi
- Bufflehead: 0.6 mi
- Egret: 0.6 mi
- Blue Heron: 0.6 mi
- Tern: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Duplex Cone: 0.7 mi
- Rising Wave: 2.0 mi
- Truth Is Beauty: 2.8 mi
- White Elephant Mural: 3.0 mi
- Beautiful Coffee To The People: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 1.1 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Butters Canyon: 5.4 mi
- Castle Canyon: 5.9 mi
- Marjorie Saunders Park: 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Reading Garden (Roos): 3.5 mi
- Kellicutt Garden: 3.5 mi
- William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Shellmound: 2.2 mi
- High Street Center: 2.4 mi
- Pine Top: 3.9 mi
- Redwood Peak: 6.2 mi
- Pill Hill: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Alameda Shellmound Plaque: 2.2 mi
- City of San Leandro Monument: 2.6 mi
- ATK Baseball Field: 3.3 mi
- Holding Tomorrow's Heart: 3.7 mi
- Coast Guard Working Dogs Memorial: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 54
- Sandy Beach: 0.8 mi
- Encinal beach: 5.1 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 8.1 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 8.7 mi
- Radio Beach: 8.8 mi
Springs: 23
- Eugene Spring: 13.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.0 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Lynn: 4.9 mi
- Russell City: 6.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 10.1 mi
- Winehaven: 18.9 mi
- Acelanus: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Chab: 4.5 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 9.7 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 15.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 11.2 mi
- Huntington Falls: 14.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.9 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 15.1 mi
- Tehan Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Quarters A: 9.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Intl AP, 2 mi away.
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