Ghost town · California
Hamilton
Hamilton is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Sunset Hill stands 1,006 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oroville Wildlife Area, a park 1.3 miles away.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates39.45450, -121.63980
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oroville Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Rio Bonito Park: 4.3 mi
- Riverbend Park: 4.4 mi
- Lake Oroville State Recreational Area: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Peak: 5.4 mi
- Sorensen Hill: 8.1 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 8.4 mi
- South Table Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Monte de Oro: 9.1 mi
Museums: 19
- C F Lott Historic Home: 5.6 mi
- Oroville Chinese Temple: 5.8 mi
- Butte County Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- Pioneer History Museum: 6.3 mi
- bath house museum: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Ranch Falls: 8.9 mi
- Crevice Twin Falls: 9.2 mi
- Crevice Falls: 9.2 mi
- Ladder Falls: 9.3 mi
- Coon Falls: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Beatson Corral: 10.0 mi
- World Trade Center artifact: 13.4 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 20.8 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Wildcat Sculpture: 21.8 mi
- Steel "Sculpture": 21.9 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 21.9 mi
- Three Sisters: 21.9 mi
- Monoliths: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Chandon: 9.8 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 12.7 mi
- Bloomer: 14.2 mi
- Brush: 20.8 mi
- Monroeville: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Chico Seed Orchard: 19.0 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 21.4 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 17.5 mi
- Colyear Springs: 20.7 mi
- Hog Spring: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Clarenback Point: 14.2 mi
- Cape Horn: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Collins Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Five Mile: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Hamilton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | ENE 75° | 1,006 m | 18.8 mi |
| Big Bald Rock | NE 50° | 990 m | 20.5 mi |
| Weiss Hill | E 80° | 975 m | 17.9 mi |
| Kanaka Peak | ENE 64° | 920 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bloomer Hill | NE 35° | 913 m | 16.6 mi |
| Ruff Hill | E 88° | 906 m | 20.4 mi |
| Island Bar Hill | ENE 62° | 837 m | 19.0 mi |
| Wild Yankee Hill | NE 39° | 811 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville Muni AP, 3 mi away.
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