Artwork · California
Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8)
Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8) is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Pole Mountain stands 672 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Regional Park, a park 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates38.31234, -123.04889
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westside Regional Park: 0.8 mi
- Shorttail Gulch Coastal Access Trail: 2.0 mi
- Chanslor Ranch Park: 2.9 mi
- Carrington Coast Ranch Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Watson School Historic Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Bodega Head: 0.9 mi
- Mount Roscoe: 2.3 mi
- Coleman Hill: 2.9 mi
- Irish Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.3 mi
Artworks
- Scuba Brown: 1.1 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 1.1 mi
- Poseidon: 1.2 mi
- Spawn: 1.2 mi
- Giraffes in the Forest: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 49
- Carmel Beach: 4.5 mi
- Portuguese Beach: 5.0 mi
- Dillon Beach: 6.4 mi
- Wright's Beach: 6.8 mi
- Brazil Beach: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 45
- For Fishermen Lost: 1.1 mi
- Robert J. Bugatto: 1.2 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 2.0 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 2.0 mi
- Nicholas Green: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 29
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 1.8 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 10.4 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 12.6 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 15
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 9.7 mi
- West County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Korbel Museum: 14.3 mi
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 18.3 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 13
- Whale Jaw Bone: 1.0 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 1.1 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 1.1 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 10.1 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Campo Gianni: 8.4 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Helen Putnam: 22.0 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 22.8 mi
- McNear Park: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 21.8 mi
- Paint Storage: 21.9 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 21.9 mi
- Power House: 21.9 mi
- Transformer Building: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Tomales Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Goat Rock: 9.8 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 11.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Gravelly Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hunter Spring: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arched Rock: 9.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | NNW 344° | 672 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buck Knoll | N 3° | 627 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 611 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | NNW 345° | 598 m | 14.4 mi |
| McCray Mountain | N 10° | 585 m | 17.6 mi |
| Queens Peak | N 10° | 584 m | 18.8 mi |
| Devils Ribs | NNW 342° | 579 m | 20.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNE 12° | 524 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10864177756
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