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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

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: 60
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
Picnic sites: 60
  • 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
Historic sites: 57
  • 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
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
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
Beaches: 27
Springs: 19
  • 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 PeakS581 m11.8 mi
Chaparral PeakS540 m12.2 mi
Grizzly PeakS531 m12.0 mi
Round TopS531 m14.1 mi
Barberry PeakS513 m12.8 mi
SugarloafN499 m14.5 mi
Volcanic PeakS498 m13.5 mi
Eureka PeakS495 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.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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