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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

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
Museums
Attractions
  • Christmas Tree Lane: 1.3 mi
  • Alameda Spite House: 1.8 mi
  • Bat Exhibit: 3.8 mi
  • Emu: 3.8 mi
  • Pot Belly Pig: 3.8 mi
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
Picnic sites: 58
  • Pelican: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Heron: 0.2 mi
  • Rail: 0.3 mi
  • Egret: 0.4 mi
  • Bufflehead: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 57
Nature reserves
Beaches: 51
Springs: 24
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 12.9 miles of Sandy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ENE617 m9.9 mi
Vollmer PeakN581 m9.7 mi
Wiedemann HillE565 m12.2 mi
Las Trampas PeakNE557 m10.4 mi
Vail PeakENE545 m10.7 mi
Chaparral PeakN540 m9.4 mi
Round TopN531 m7.5 mi
Grizzly PeakN531 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 50–80 °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 mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358819335

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