Artwork · California
Wave Oculus
Wave Oculus is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of -3 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sigame/Follow Me, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.77604, -122.24187
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Sigame/Follow Me: 0.0 mi
- White Elephant Mural: 0.6 mi
- Marin Way Murals: 0.8 mi
- Decolonize Mural: 0.8 mi
- Beautiful Coffee To The People: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Union Point Park: 0.1 mi
- Harbor View Park: 0.2 mi
- Thompson Field: 0.3 mi
- Kennedy Tract Park: 0.3 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- ATK Baseball Field: 0.3 mi
- Coast Guard Working Dogs Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Coast Guard Auxiliary Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Alameda Shellmound Plaque: 1.3 mi
- F.M. Smith Mule Train Monument: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Cohen Bray House: 0.8 mi
- Alameda Museum: 0.9 mi
- Peralta Hacienda Historical: 1.5 mi
- Pacific Pinball Museum: 1.9 mi
- Camron-Stanford House: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Alameda Spite House: 1.0 mi
- Christmas Tree Lane: 1.4 mi
- Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 1.9 mi
- Gondola Servizio: 2.1 mi
- Old West Junction: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- High Street Center: 1.2 mi
- Shellmound: 1.3 mi
- Pill Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pine Top: 3.6 mi
- Redwood Peak: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Lincoln Park Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Parkway Cascade Garden: 1.7 mi
- Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 1.9 mi
- REAP Center: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites
- City View: 1.9 mi
- Sandcastle: 1.9 mi
- Mariner's Lagoon: 1.9 mi
- Seawind: 1.9 mi
- Croll's Garden: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 2.5 mi
- Castle Canyon: 3.8 mi
- Butters Canyon: 3.9 mi
- Marjorie Saunders Park: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 52
- Sandy Beach: 2.7 mi
- Encinal beach: 2.7 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 5.0 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 5.3 mi
- Radio Beach: 5.4 mi
Springs: 28
- El Polín Spring: 11.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.7 mi
- Eugene Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 10.2 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 12.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 12.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
- Tehan Falls: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Lynn: 1.8 mi
- Russell City: 10.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 13.6 mi
- Winehaven: 15.4 mi
- Eckley: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Chab: 6.9 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 10.5 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- Quarters A: 6.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Stop: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 16.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Wave Oculus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | ENE 75° | 617 m | 10.2 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | N 8° | 581 m | 7.5 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | ENE 68° | 557 m | 10.5 mi |
| Vail Peak | ENE 72° | 545 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | N 8° | 540 m | 7.1 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 28° | 531 m | 5.8 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | N 4° | 531 m | 7.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 72° | 524 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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