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Schoonmaker Beach

Schoonmaker Beach from directly overhead

Schoonmaker Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Close to the Wind, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Schoomaker Marina

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86376, -122.48935

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Gardens: 60
  • Compton Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.2 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.2 mi
  • Filbert Steps Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 58
Picnic sites: 54
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.5 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Killdeer Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 44
Attractions: 42
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.8 mi
  • Temple: 19.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 19.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Schoonmaker Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW784 m6.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNW778 m7.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW744 m7.0 mi
Ballou PointWNW612 m8.1 mi
Twin KnollsWNW597 m8.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWNW527 m6.8 mi
Bare KnollWNW478 m7.5 mi
Wooded KnollWNW465 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Sausalito, Corps of Engineers Dock, CA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/128245697

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