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Burrell

Burrell from directly overhead

Burrell is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mother's Love (Dinosaurs), a artwork 1.1 miles away.

ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California

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Coordinates37.12167, -121.92972
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Friendship Park: 3.8 mi
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 4.4 mi
  • West Glenwood Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Siltanen Community Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 10.2 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 49
Springs: 25
  • Badger Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Olive Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Maple Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Basin Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.0 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 11.3 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 11.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Burrell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaE 99°1,154 m4.8 mi
Crystal PeakE 96°1,097 m5.2 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 32°1,063 m3.2 mi
Mount ThayerN 11°1,061 m3.0 mi
Mount ChualE 92°1,046 m5.3 mi
Mount BielawskiNW 308°985 m11.4 mi
Castle RockNW 309°979 m11.8 mi
El SombrosoNNE 15°917 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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