- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
- Vollmer Peak581 m · 6.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7974, -122.2703
Chinese Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled 9 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Chinese Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | NNE 24° | 581 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | NNE 25° | 540 m | 6.2 mi |
| Round Top | NE 49° | 531 m | 5.6 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NNE 19° | 531 m | 6.2 mi |
| Barberry Peak | NNE 32° | 513 m | 5.9 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | NE 43° | 498 m | 5.8 mi |
| Eureka Peak | NNE 29° | 495 m | 6.5 mi |
| Redwood Peak | ENE 74° | 493 m | 5.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harrison Square: 0.0 mi
- Wilma Chan Park: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Marina Lawn: 0.4 mi
- Ferry Green: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Oakland Chinatown Hall of Pioneers: 0.0 mi
- C. L. Dellums: 0.3 mi
- Harold "Hal" A. Ellis, Jr.: 0.3 mi
- Chauncey Bailey Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Pony Express Ferry "Oakland": 0.4 mi
Artworks
- From the Evolution to the Revolution Mural: 0.2 mi
- Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Oakland Dreams: 0.2 mi
- Han: 0.2 mi
- Yia Yia's Sandwiches Mural: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 0.3 mi
- Gondola Servizio: 0.6 mi
- Thornton House: 0.7 mi
- Old West Junction: 0.9 mi
- Play Island: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Sneaker Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment: 0.4 mi
- Camron-Stanford House: 0.5 mi
- Black Panther Party Museum: 0.5 mi
- USS Potomac: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 0.4 mi
- REAP Center: 0.8 mi
- Kaiser Rooftop Garden: 0.9 mi
- People's Victory Garden: 0.9 mi
- Toddler's Garden: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Cinderella's Party Area: 1.0 mi
- Circus Party Area: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Party Area: 1.0 mi
- Croll's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Neptune: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Pill Hill: 1.6 mi
- High Street Center: 3.3 mi
- Shellmound: 3.4 mi
- Pine Top: 5.2 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Marjorie Saunders Park: 4.2 mi
- Castle Canyon: 4.3 mi
- Beaconsfield Canyon: 4.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 51
- Encinal beach: 2.3 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 3.2 mi
- Radio Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.8 mi
Springs: 24
- El Polín Spring: 10.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 10.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 10.1 mi
- Old Spring: 14.8 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 9.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 11.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.5 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 12.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Lynn: 2.0 mi
- Russell City: 12.5 mi
- Winehaven: 13.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 15.6 mi
- Eckley: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Chab: 9.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.4 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 11.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Quarters A: 5.1 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Rest Stop: 21.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 14.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, under a mile away.
- Black-crowned Night Heron10,574 obs
- Snowy Egret2,749 obs
- Mallard1,225 obs
- American White Pelican1,084 obs
- American Coot935 obs
- Canada Goose921 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant851 obs
- Rock Pigeon786 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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