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Whale Sculpture

Whale Sculpture from directly overhead

Whale Sculpture is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Berwick Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.62229, -121.91191

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Lovers Point - Julia Platt State Marine Reserve: 0.3 mi
  • Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Rip Van Winkle Open Space: 1.4 mi
  • Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 52
Attractions: 35
Museums: 33
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 27
Picnic sites: 12
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 2.6 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 11
Lighthouses: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 20.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Whale Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 149°1,445 m22.5 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 157°1,344 m17.7 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 151°1,298 m20.3 mi
Little PinesSSE 150°1,266 m21.1 mi
Devils PeakSSE 158°1,261 m18.3 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 154°1,235 m19.2 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 154°1,233 m20.0 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 147°1,200 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8931756683

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