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Farragut Plaza

Farragut Plaza from directly overhead

Farragut Plaza is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Twin Sisters stands 659 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pillar of the Future, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1890
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.09827, -122.27149
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Wooden Eagle: 0.0 mi
  • The Spirit Ship: 1.8 mi
  • Elephant Statue: 3.5 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 7.3 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 9.1 mi
Parks
  • Alden Park: 0.1 mi
  • Vallejo People's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Chapel Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crescent Park: 0.3 mi
  • Marina Vista Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.5 mi
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.5 mi
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.5 mi
  • Information Board: 0.8 mi
  • The Alibi Clock: 0.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Galaxy: 1.6 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty's Place: 1.6 mi
  • Alice's Enchanted Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Dinoland: 1.7 mi
  • Train Station Stop: 1.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 26
Springs: 21
  • Sulfur Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Worn Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Colier Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Soto Springs: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Abrigo Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 8.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Farragut Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin SistersNNE 21°659 m15.4 mi
Vollmer PeakS 170°581 m15.1 mi
Mount GeorgeN 9°572 m17.1 mi
Chaparral PeakS 170°540 m15.4 mi
Grizzly PeakS 172°531 m15.1 mi
Barberry PeakSSE 169°513 m16.2 mi
SugarloafNNE 13°499 m11.7 mi
Volcanic PeakSSE 166°498 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4719:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Osprey92 obs
  • Northern Harrier41 obs
  • Wild Turkey39 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird34 obs
  • Great Egret33 obs
  • Turkey Vulture32 obs
  • Toyon31 obs
  • Rock Pigeon30 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 96001058OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1187248047

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