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Sandy Beach

Sandy Beach from directly overhead

Sandy Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pelican, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74271, -122.21747

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Pelican: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Heron: 0.2 mi
  • Rail: 0.3 mi
  • Egret: 0.4 mi
  • Bufflehead: 0.4 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Duplex Cone: 0.4 mi
  • Watermelon Rock: 0.8 mi
  • White Elephant Mural: 2.1 mi
  • Beautiful Coffee To The People: 2.5 mi
  • Wave Oculus: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • San Francisco Air Tours: 0.9 mi
  • Christmas Tree Lane: 1.3 mi
  • Alameda Spite House: 1.8 mi
  • Bat Exhibit: 3.8 mi
  • Emu: 3.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Shellmound: 1.3 mi
  • High Street Center: 1.5 mi
  • Pine Top: 3.5 mi
  • Redwood Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Pill Hill: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 52
Springs: 28
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Sandy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ENE 60°617 m9.9 mi
Vollmer PeakN 359°581 m9.7 mi
Wiedemann HillE 91°565 m12.2 mi
Las Trampas PeakNE 53°557 m10.4 mi
Vail PeakENE 58°545 m10.7 mi
Chaparral PeakN 358°540 m9.4 mi
Round TopN 10°531 m7.5 mi
Grizzly PeakN 355°531 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355576063646565615550
Precip in3.43.52.71.40.60.20.00.00.10.92.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Intl AP, 2 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Oakland Airport, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358819335

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