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Miles McKey Meditation Garden

Miles McKey Meditation Garden from directly overhead

Miles McKey Meditation Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Unity in Marin
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.05735, -122.52031
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Hamilton Amphitheater Park: 0.2 mi
  • Clark A. Blasdell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lois Curtin Park: 0.8 mi
  • MVMCC: 1.0 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 4.3 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 4.3 mi
  • Weber Point: 4.5 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 4.3 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 6.9 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 8.0 mi
  • Slide House: 8.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 18
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 8.3 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 9.1 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Temple: 16.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Miles McKey Meditation Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 199°784 m9.4 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 204°778 m10.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 202°744 m9.7 mi
Ballou PointSSW 209°612 m11.5 mi
Twin KnollsSSW 213°597 m11.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeW 272°575 m4.6 mi
Pine MountainSW 232°543 m9.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 202°527 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4819:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Egret122 obs
  • House Finch89 obs
  • Mute Swan80 obs
  • Black-necked Stilt74 obs
  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit74 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird67 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard60 obs
  • Mallard58 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11810184177

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