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Brazil Beach

Brazil Beach from directly overhead

Brazil Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Sonoma Mountain stands 697 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Beach in Marin County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49320239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.23409, -122.95667

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 59
Peaks
Beaches: 45
  • Dillon Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Driftwood Beach: 2.6 mi
  • White Gulch Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Wall Beach: 3.0 mi
  • McClures Beach: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 42
Gardens: 28
Museums: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 3.2 mi
  • Whale Jaw Bone: 7.8 mi
  • Whaling Artifacts: 8.1 mi
  • Cypress Tree Tunnel: 9.7 mi
  • Duckworth Family Farm: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Campo Gianni: 14.0 mi
  • Bear Valley Picnic area: 15.8 mi
  • Helen Putnam: 16.0 mi
  • McNear Park: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stairstep Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Alamere Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 22.1 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Arched Rock: 16.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 18.9 mi
  • Temple: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Crystal Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Brazil Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sonoma MountainENE697 m21.6 mi
Pole MountainNNW672 m20.7 mi
McCray MountainN585 m22.9 mi
Big Rock RidgeESE575 m22.6 mi
Bennett MountainNE573 m21.9 mi
Rocky MountainN524 m22.7 mi
Burdell MountainESE474 m20.7 mi
Hicks MountainESE467 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5020:0020:39
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2616:1416:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151525355575758565350
Precip in5.36.03.92.21.20.50.10.10.21.82.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 9 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Tomales Bay entrance, CA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796013

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