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Sand Springs Beach

Sand Springs Beach, a beach in California
Sand Springs Beach, a beach in Californialotzmana · CC0

Sand Springs Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Richardson East stands 339 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is SF-91L Nike missile launch site, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

The story

beach in Marin County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49324593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85538, -122.42835

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • SF-91L Nike missile launch site: 0.3 mi
  • Battery Drew: 0.3 mi
  • Batteries: 0.6 mi
  • Fort McDowell (East Garrison): 0.6 mi
  • Point Knox: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
Attractions
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Temple: 22.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sand Springs Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richardson EastW 265°338.6 m3.9 mi
Peak 1041W 270°317.297 m5.1 mi
William Rust SummitENE 57°306 m9.0 mi
Knob HillNW 307°285 m9.2 mi
Mount DavidsonS 190°283 m8.2 mi
Slacker HillWSW 247°282 m3.6 mi
Hawk HillWSW 244°281 m4.3 mi
Mount SutroSSW 193°278 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586163636465635751
Precip in4.84.83.21.60.70.30.00.10.01.42.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Angel Island, East Garrison, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/340683910

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