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Buckeye

Buckeye from directly overhead

Buckeye is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Berryessa Peak stands 927 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Park, a park 4.5 miles away. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Yolo County, California, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58670, -121.92880

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walnut Park: 4.5 mi
  • Blue Oak Park: 4.5 mi
  • City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Valley Oak Park: 5.7 mi
  • Whaleback Park: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Monument Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Edgar Peak: 9.2 mi
  • Wild Cow Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Canterbury Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Putnam Peak: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Honey Bee Haven Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Cool Patch Pumpkins: 10.5 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 14.0 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 14.0 mi
  • Causeways Rocks: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 38
Historic sites: 25
  • Tavernetti Bell: 9.7 mi
  • Tau Beta Pi Bent: 10.1 mi
  • Bahai Grove: 10.2 mi
  • Compassion Corner: 10.4 mi
  • Solano County Vietnam War Memorial: 16.6 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 21
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Open Capay Space Park: 10.8 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 23.3 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 23.3 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 23.3 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berryessa PeakWNW 291°927 m15.1 mi
Windy PointWNW 288°865 m13.1 mi
Mount VacaSW 217°857 m16.1 mi
Atlas PeakWSW 243°814 m20.4 mi
The TreesWNW 290°808 m13.6 mi
Canterbury MountainWNW 291°743 m10.9 mi
Signal HillSSW 210°726 m16.8 mi
Black MountainNW 312°717 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5620:36
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0916:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475156616874777774655447
Precip in5.25.03.21.40.80.20.00.00.10.92.24.9

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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