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Tomales Beach

Tomales Beach from directly overhead

Tomales Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Sonoma Mountain stands 697 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is No Name Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away.

The story

beach in Marin County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49325036, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17298, -122.92305

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks
Beaches: 51
  • No Name Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Elk Fence South Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Elk Fence North Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pelican North Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Long Cove Beach: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 48
Gardens: 30
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 1.9 mi
  • Cypress Tree Tunnel: 5.6 mi
  • Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 6.5 mi
  • Kule Loklo: 10.9 mi
  • Whale Jaw Bone: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Stairstep Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Alamere Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 18.0 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 20.7 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Keyhole: 14.3 mi
  • Temple: 14.7 mi
  • Arched Rock: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Tomales Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sonoma MountainENE 61°697 m21.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeESE 114°575 m19.0 mi
Pine MountainSE 133°543 m20.0 mi
Loma AltaESE 121°484 m19.8 mi
Burdell MountainE 96°474 m18.1 mi
Hicks MountainESE 106°467 m11.1 mi
Barnabe MountainSE 132°447 m15.1 mi
Shroyer MountainESE 118°442 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5019:5920:39
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1416:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151525355575758565350
Precip in5.36.03.92.21.20.50.10.10.21.82.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 13 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Blakes Landing, Tomales Bay, CA, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795144

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