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Eckley

Eckley from directly overhead

Eckley is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

ghost town in Contra Costa County, California, United States

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Coordinates38.05389, -122.20278
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal: 0.0 mi
  • The Burlington Hotel: 1.2 mi
  • Port Costa Warehouse: 1.2 mi
  • Turner / Robertson Shipyard: 1.4 mi
  • Peregrine Landing, Ark, and Stables: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Bush Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 1.4 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Suribachi Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Franklin Peak: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Alexander Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rithet Park: 0.9 mi
  • Glen Cove Waterfront Park: 1.0 mi
  • Glen Cove School Park: 1.4 mi
  • Twelfth Street Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
  • Crockett Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Benicia Capitol: 2.4 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 2.6 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 3.7 mi
  • Martinez Museum: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 1958 Carquinez Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • 2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Suspension Bridge: 1.4 mi
  • City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 2.1 mi
  • bandstand: 2.5 mi
  • Mare Island Preserve Bunker 2;A204: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Benicia Bench: 2.6 mi
  • The Spirit Ship: 3.2 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 4.3 mi
  • Wooden Eagle: 4.9 mi
  • Elephant Statue: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Dinoland: 4.0 mi
  • Something Big: 4.0 mi
  • Alice's Enchanted Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Something Small: 4.1 mi
  • Galaxy: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 27
Springs: 22
  • Sulfur Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Soto Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Abrigo Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 5.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Eckley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakS 185°581 m11.8 mi
Chaparral PeakS 185°540 m12.2 mi
Grizzly PeakS 188°531 m12.0 mi
Round TopS 178°531 m14.1 mi
Barberry PeakS 182°513 m12.8 mi
SugarloafN 356°499 m14.5 mi
Volcanic PeakS 179°498 m13.5 mi
Eureka PeakS 183°495 m12.1 mi
Conditions

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Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:36
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 3 mi away.

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