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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
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • 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
Beaches: 44
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
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 8.5 miles of Schoonmaker Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW 313°784 m6.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNW 305°778 m7.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 309°744 m7.0 mi
Ballou PointWNW 294°612 m8.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWNW 303°527 m6.8 mi
Bare KnollWNW 290°478 m7.5 mi
Wooded KnollWNW 290°465 m7.5 mi
Cardiac HillWNW 291°413 m6.6 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 5080 °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 mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/128245697

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