James Cooper Memorial Garden
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
James Cooper Memorial Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Eagle Peak stands 722 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Shell Alumni Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boy Scouts of America
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shell Alumni Museum: 0.1 mi
- Martinez Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 2.6 mi
- Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 2.8 mi
- Benicia Capitol: 2.9 mi
- Cappy Ricks Park: 0.1 mi
- Highland Ave. Park: 0.2 mi
- Susana Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Plaza Ignacio Martinez Park: 0.4 mi
- Martinez Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Christian Brothers Winery: 0.2 mi
- Plaza Ignacio Martinez: 0.4 mi
- 736 Ferry Street: 0.4 mi
- Bergamini Building: 0.5 mi
- City Hall Apartment Building: 0.5 mi
- West Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- East Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Olive Grove: 0.9 mi
- Beech Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Acorn Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Martinez Beavers: 0.6 mi
- United States Peace Corps Fountain: 2.1 mi
- John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 2.2 mi
- John Muir Statue: 2.2 mi
- Benicia Bench: 2.5 mi
- Arch Bridge: 0.9 mi
- City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 2.8 mi
- bandstand: 3.0 mi
- Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 4.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.4 mi
- Old Martinez Summit: 1.3 mi
- Franklin Crest: 1.7 mi
- Mount Helen: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wanda: 2.4 mi
- Point Carquinez Overlook: 3.5 mi
- Moorhen Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Pacheco Marsh: 2.3 mi
- West Hills Farm: 2.8 mi
- Almond Ranch: 2.9 mi
- Land Bank: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Port Costa Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Horticulture (OH): 4.6 mi
- Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden: 5.0 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 8.1 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 12.9 mi
- Albany Beach: 13.5 mi
- Keller Beach: 15.6 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sulfur Springs: 5.6 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 11.6 mi
- Soto Springs: 12.0 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 12.0 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 13.1 mi
- Eckley: 4.9 mi
- Ambrose: 9.7 mi
- Acelanus: 13.4 mi
- Nortonville: 14.0 mi
- Somersville: 14.9 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 12.2 mi
- Turtle Rock: 14.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 15.3 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 15.7 mi
- Chab: 19.6 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 5.1 mi
- Green Valley Falls: 18.3 mi
- Dawn Falls: 24.3 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 24.8 mi
- Quarters A: 19.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Rest Stop: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of James Cooper Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SE 127° | 722 m | 13.0 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | SSW 209° | 581 m | 10.5 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | SSE 165° | 557 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | SSW 209° | 540 m | 10.8 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSW 212° | 531 m | 10.9 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 197° | 531 m | 12.0 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 162° | 524 m | 13.8 mi |
| Barberry Peak | SSW 205° | 513 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinez WTP, under a mile away.
- Black-necked Stilt183 obs
- Mallard178 obs
- Snowy Egret162 obs
- Canada Goose134 obs
- American Avocet114 obs
- Great Egret103 obs
- Mute Swan94 obs
- Ring-billed Gull91 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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