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Albany Beach

Albany Beach from directly overhead

Albany Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Albany Plateau, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

Albany Beach is a sand beach located in Albany, California on the east shore of San Francisco Bay. The wide beach is backed by low dunes with scenic access to the East Bay shoreline. The beach is a frequent launch area for kayakers in calm conditions and kiteboarders when it is windy. It is also popular with dog walkers and beachgoers.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4709295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.88865, -122.31626

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Albany Plateau: 0.2 mi
  • Albany Neck: 0.3 mi
  • Albany Bulb: 0.5 mi
  • Peggy Thomsen Pierce Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Harrison Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Village Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Urban Adamah: 0.9 mi
  • AMS Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Peralta Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Karl Linn Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Picnic area #3: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Camp: 3.2 mi
  • Meadows: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 37
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 12.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Albany Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakE 94°581 m5.2 mi
Chaparral PeakE 98°540 m5.1 mi
Grizzly PeakE 96°531 m4.5 mi
Round TopESE 111°531 m7.3 mi
Barberry PeakESE 103°513 m5.8 mi
Volcanic PeakESE 108°498 m6.7 mi
Eureka PeakE 97°495 m5.7 mi
Redwood PeakESE 123°493 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 3 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Point Isabel, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/129297497

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