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Oldest Light Bulb

Oldest Light Bulb from directly overhead

Oldest Light Bulb is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Eylar Mountain stands 1,224 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Livermore Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.68021, -121.73940
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Robert Livermore Park: 0.1 mi
  • Almond Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Grove Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunken Gardens Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Grove: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • John C. Calhoun Memorial Table: 1.1 mi
  • Lichen Bark: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 9.7 mi
  • Group picnic zone: 9.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Influx: 1.8 mi
  • Elatus: 6.7 mi
  • Tassajara Road Gear Sculpture: 7.9 mi
  • Wallis Ranch Water Tower: 8.0 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 37
Gardens: 30
Springs: 19
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 8.3 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 13.0 mi
  • McClure Spring: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • The Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 17.1 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 18.9 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Niles beach: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Oldest Light Bulb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eylar MountainSE 144°1,224 m17.2 mi
Mount DiabloNW 326°1,173 m16.9 mi
Black MountainS 173°1,169 m16.9 mi
Rose PeakS 176°1,163 m11.7 mi
Mount DayS 173°1,163 m18.1 mi
Mount LewisSSE 167°1,136 m14.2 mi
Cedar MountainSE 139°1,118 m11.0 mi
Devil's PulpitNW 326°1,110 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4619:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1916:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/746901440

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