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Yorktown community garden

Yorktown community garden from directly overhead

Yorktown community garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Mount Carmel stands 1,344 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Yorktown Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 7.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.66368, -121.76695

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yorktown Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saratoga Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schoonover Park: 0.2 mi
  • Trenton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Warrelman Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 59
  • Giant artichoke: 6.9 mi
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 8.0 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 8.0 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Marina State Beach: 3.4 mi
  • North Marina: 3.4 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Del Monte Beach: 7.2 mi
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 21
Picnic sites: 19
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 7.6 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 8.6 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Horseshoe Spring: 18.3 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Pat Springs: 20.8 mi
  • Stone Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Yorktown community garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarmelS 184°1,344 m19.2 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 175°1,298 m20.7 mi
Little PinesS 174°1,266 m21.3 mi
Devils PeakS 183°1,261 m19.9 mi
Big Pines PeakS 179°1,235 m20.2 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 178°1,233 m20.8 mi
Skinner RidgeS 186°1,113 m20.4 mi
Twin PeaksS 190°1,088 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • coast live oak1,053 obs
  • coyote brush1,037 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard870 obs
  • Pacific poison oak808 obs
  • lace lichen734 obs
  • Telegraphweed671 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup596 obs
  • woollyleaf manzanita460 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/469338258

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