Artwork · California
Welcome to Petaluma
Welcome to Petaluma is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonoma, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-02-01
How to reach it
Coordinates38.22427, -122.61092
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Sonoma: 0.0 mi
- Plug: 1.5 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 1.9 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 8.8 mi
- Nice Throw: 8.8 mi
Parks
- Rocky Memorial Dog Park: 0.4 mi
- Riverview: 0.5 mi
- Shollenberger Park: 0.5 mi
- Country Club Os: 0.7 mi
- McNear Landing: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 1.4 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 2.6 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 3.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Building: 8.4 mi
- Chief Cotati: 8.7 mi
Attractions
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
- The Patch: 9.9 mi
- Gundlach-Bundschu Winery: 11.2 mi
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 11.4 mi
- Duckworth Family Farm: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 3.7 mi
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 8.1 mi
- Bahia Wildlife Habitat: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Burdell Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Red Hill: 6.3 mi
- Stony Butte: 6.6 mi
- Meacham Hill: 6.9 mi
- Antonio Mountain: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 56
- McNear Park: 1.5 mi
- Helen Putnam: 3.0 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Museums: 47
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 1.7 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 7.5 mi
- California Missions Museum: 8.3 mi
- North Bay Air Museum: 8.4 mi
- Novato History Museum: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 40
- McNear Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Food Forest: 8.3 mi
- Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.6 mi
- Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 40
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 15.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 15.9 mi
- Teachers Beach: 16.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 16.1 mi
- Heart's Desire Beach: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Buck Gulch Falls: 11.2 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 11.5 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 14.4 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 14.9 mi
- Sonoma Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
Springs: 8
- Hunter Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Springs: 15.6 mi
- Worn Springs: 18.3 mi
- Broko Spring: 19.9 mi
- Colier Spring: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rock Fort: 16.3 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Stags Leap: 21.0 mi
- Vent 5: 24.0 mi
- Sunset Point: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Temple: 19.8 mi
- Keyhole: 19.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Welcome to Petaluma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | N 11° | 833 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 19° | 832 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Veeder | NE 39° | 817 m | 13.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 19° | 777 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Saint John | NNE 29° | 713 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | NNE 16° | 697 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bismark Knob | NE 45° | 694 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 24° | 689 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 2 mi away.
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