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McKinleyville Botanical Garden

McKinleyville Botanical Garden from directly overhead

McKinleyville Botanical Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Chaparral Mountain stands 1,548 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiller Sports Complex, a park 0.1 miles away. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94333, -124.12112

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hiller Sports Complex: 0.1 mi
  • Lhiwetgut Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mad River County Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pierson Park: 1.2 mi
  • Carlson Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Fickle Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Granite Butte: 8.3 mi
  • Liscom Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Poverty Point: 9.0 mi
  • Strawberry Rock: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 16
Artworks: 11
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 5.3 mi
  • APD Mural: 5.4 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 5.4 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 5.5 mi
  • Buddha Head Statue: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 9.5 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 9.7 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Azalea State Reserve: 2.8 mi
  • Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 8.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKinleyville Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chaparral MountainSE 133°1,548 m24.5 mi
Titlow HillESE 109°1,518 m22.6 mi
Horse MountainESE 103°1,506 m20.8 mi
Mad River ButtesSE 133°1,505 m24.7 mi
Snow Camp MountainSE 125°1,403 m22.6 mi
Indian ButteE 101°1,373 m20.6 mi
Buck ButtesE 84°1,261 m20.5 mi
Telescope PeakE 79°1,253 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1120:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 3 mi away.

  • Pacific chorus frog183 obs
  • Pacific Banana Slug109 obs
  • Garden Snail90 obs
  • Spotted Tussock Moth84 obs
  • Fly Agaric79 obs
  • fireweed76 obs
  • twinberry honeysuckle70 obs
  • California Slender Salamander69 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1290730728

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