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Beer Can Beach

Beer Can Beach from directly overhead

Beer Can Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. South Butte stands 628 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobelaine Audobon Sanctuary, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Small beach with some short hiking trails. Limited parking onsite.

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Coordinates38.88361, -121.61351
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kule Loklo Park: 7.4 mi
  • Deputy B Meilbeck Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Prairie Trails Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bear River: 7.8 mi
  • Feather River East Park: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Sutter Health Park: 21.6 mi
  • Causeways Rocks: 22.2 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 22.8 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 22.8 mi
  • Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Your Words are Music to My Ears: 13.0 mi
  • Acorn Steam: 13.0 mi
  • A Fragment of the Universe: 13.3 mi
  • The Baggage Handlers: 13.3 mi
  • Active Ecosystem: 13.3 mi
Museums: 33
Historic sites: 30
  • Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 15.2 mi
  • Women's Club Fountain: 17.7 mi
  • WWII German Prisoner of War Cell Block: 18.2 mi
  • Northrop T-38 A Talon: 19.3 mi
  • Base Headquarters: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Border Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Natomas Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 13
  • Barney Mound: 7.1 mi
  • Tyndall Mound: 11.1 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Monument Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Thunder hill: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 22.8 mi
  • Group community site: 23.4 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 21.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Turrtle Bend: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beer Can Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteNNW 334°628 m24.9 mi
Old CraggyNNW 335°452 m24.9 mi
Rock MountainENE 59°426 m23.8 mi
Bushy MountainENE 59°401 m24.8 mi
Thunder hillESE 104°129 m20.5 mi
McCartie HillNNE 27°127 m24.2 mi
Telegraph HillE 100°118 m19.0 mi
Daguerra PointNNE 22°52 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4219:5620:36
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475054596673767572645346
Precip in3.73.52.61.20.60.20.00.10.10.81.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento Metro AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1383480575

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