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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

Peaks
Parks
Artworks
Beaches: 48
  • 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: 48
Gardens: 29
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
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 22.7 miles of Brazil Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sonoma MountainENE 73°697 m21.6 mi
Pole MountainNNW 335°672 m20.7 mi
Little Black MountainNNW 335°598 m21.3 mi
Big Rock RidgeESE 122°575 m22.6 mi
Bennett MountainNE 55°573 m21.9 mi
Rocky MountainN 357°524 m22.7 mi
Black MountainNNW 329°493 m21.6 mi
Burdell MountainESE 107°474 m20.7 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 5080 °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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796013

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