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Eccles

Eccles from directly overhead

Eccles is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Hollow Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.

human settlement in California, United States of America

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Coordinates37.08190, -122.05000
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Quail Hollow Ranch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lompico Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mission Springs Camps & Conference Center: 1.6 mi
  • Highlands Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ben Lomond County Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 5.7 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • A1: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Powder Magazine: 3.1 mi
  • Limestone Kilns: 3.1 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 3.2 mi
  • Lost Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Glenwood: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 2.2 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Castle Rock Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Old Growth Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 5.2 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 5.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 5.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 7.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 7.5 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 9.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Eccles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaE 80°1,154 m11.5 mi
Crystal PeakE 80°1,097 m12.0 mi
Mount UmunhumENE 57°1,063 m9.9 mi
Mount ThayerNE 52°1,061 m9.2 mi
Mount ChualENE 78°1,046 m12.2 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 346°985 m10.0 mi
Castle RockNNW 346°979 m10.4 mi
The PeakN 353°917 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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