Albany Beach
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.
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Wikidata Q4709295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Albany Hill: 0.8 mi
- William Rust Summit: 2.9 mi
- Holy Hill: 3.1 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Peak: 3.6 mi
- Shorebird Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- Eames Institute: 1.8 mi
- Takara Sake Museum: 1.8 mi
- Blake Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center: 2.7 mi
- 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
- Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 1.0 mi
- Farms: In West Berkeley?: 1.6 mi
- Rancho Codornices: 1.6 mi
- Site of José Domingo Peralta Adobe: 1.8 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Indian Camp: 3.2 mi
- Lone Oak: 3.2 mi
- Stream: 3.3 mi
- Nook: 3.3 mi
- Fern: 3.3 mi
- The bulb: 0.2 mi
- Covid 2020: 0.5 mi
- Mad Mark's Castle: 0.5 mi
- Life: 0.5 mi
- Water Goddess: 0.5 mi
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 0.9 mi
- South Richmond Shoreline: 1.6 mi
- Tern Nesting: 2.5 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 4.4 mi
- Omescape: 0.8 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 1.1 mi
- SS Red Oak Victory: 2.9 mi
- Little Farm: 3.2 mi
- Sather Tower: 3.4 mi
- 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
- Lake Anza Beach: 3.6 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.4 mi
- Keller Beach: 4.4 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 5.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.9 mi
- Old Spring: 12.0 mi
- Worn Springs: 15.1 mi
- Colier Spring: 15.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 15.7 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 9.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 12.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 12.8 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.8 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 3.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Chab: 14.9 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.1 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 15.8 mi
- Winehaven: 7.0 mi
- Lynn: 7.6 mi
- Eckley: 13.0 mi
- Russell City: 19.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 22.3 mi
- Quarters A: 6.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Rest Stop: 17.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 12.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | E 94° | 581 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | E 98° | 540 m | 5.1 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 96° | 531 m | 4.5 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 111° | 531 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barberry Peak | ESE 103° | 513 m | 5.8 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | ESE 108° | 498 m | 6.7 mi |
| Eureka Peak | E 97° | 495 m | 5.7 mi |
| Redwood Peak | ESE 123° | 493 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
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 mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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