Churchill Beach
Churchill Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,271 m. Two Tips stands 2,131 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lahontan State Game Refuge, a park 1.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 15 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
beach in Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Wikidata Q49320392, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1271 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 15.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 5.8 mi
- The Nipple: 6.2 mi
- Mountain of Hieroglyphics: 8.0 mi
- Little Butte: 9.0 mi
- Black Butte: 9.1 mi
- Lahontan State Game Refuge: 1.1 mi
- Lahontan State Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Penny Park: 9.5 mi
- Autumn Winds Park: 11.5 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 12.7 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 3.9 mi
- Virginia Beach: 6.9 mi
- Silver Springs Beach: 9.0 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 17.8 mi
- Rock Blind Spring: 11.8 mi
- Freeman Spring: 13.4 mi
- Cooney Springs: 21.9 mi
- Allen Springs: 23.8 mi
- Lee Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
- Ragtown: 8.1 mi
- Nevada City: 20.2 mi
- Leete: 20.3 mi
- Fernley Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 24.6 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot: 14.8 mi
- Fort Churchill: 16.0 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 21.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 14.4 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 15.1 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Susans Bluff: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Churchill Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tips | NNW 341° | 2,131 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cinder Mountain | W 269° | 2,080 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | SSW 196° | 1,984 m | 16.5 mi |
| Green Hill | NW 308° | 1,980 m | 24.9 mi |
| Desert Peak | SE 144° | 1,954 m | 20.0 mi |
| Churchill Peak | WSW 240° | 1,831 m | 15.1 mi |
| Churchill Butte | WSW 240° | 1,807 m | 15.1 mi |
| San Juan Hill | W 273° | 1,752 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lahontan DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357555098
Day trips start here
- Silver Springs · 10 mi
- Fernley · 14 mi
- Fallon · 15 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 28 mi
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