Ghost town · California
Lynn
Lynn is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bella Vista Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
former settlement in California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.80110, -122.23310
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bella Vista Park: 0.3 mi
- Warren Hook Park: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Manzanita Park: 0.5 mi
- Oak Grove Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Lakeshore Mural: 0.9 mi
- To Ignore Evil Mural: 0.9 mi
- Marin Way Murals: 1.0 mi
- Grand Performance Mural: 1.1 mi
- Lakeview Mural: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Peralta Hacienda Historical: 1.3 mi
- Rotary Nature Center: 1.3 mi
- Junior Center of Art and Science: 1.3 mi
- Cohen Bray House: 1.5 mi
- Camron-Stanford House: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 60
- Gondola Servizio: 1.5 mi
- Rapunzel's Castle: 1.5 mi
- Hey, Diddle Diddle: 1.5 mi
- Peter Rabbit's Village: 1.5 mi
- Pinocchio's Castle: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Pill Hill: 2.2 mi
- High Street Center: 2.6 mi
- Shellmound: 2.9 mi
- Redwood Peak: 3.3 mi
- Pine Top: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 58
- F.M. Smith Mule Train Monument: 0.9 mi
- MacArthur Freeway: Most Beautiful Urban Highway in the USA: 1.0 mi
- Children's Memorial Statue: 1.4 mi
- Coast Guard Working Dogs Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Oakland Mother of the Year Award: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 58
- Circus Party Area: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Party Area: 1.6 mi
- Cinderella's Party Area: 1.6 mi
- Fire Circle: 2.4 mi
- Palo Seco Wedding Site: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 57
- Parkway Cascade Garden: 0.8 mi
- Palmetum: 1.4 mi
- Golden State Bonsai Garden: 1.4 mi
- Vireya Garden: 1.4 mi
- Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Garden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Marjorie Saunders Park: 2.3 mi
- Castle Canyon: 2.3 mi
- Beaconsfield Canyon: 2.5 mi
- Butters Canyon: 2.7 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 43
- Lake Temescal Beach: 3.2 mi
- Encinal beach: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.1 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.9 mi
- Radio Beach: 5.0 mi
Springs: 23
- El Polín Spring: 12.1 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 14.5 mi
- Eugene Spring: 15.5 mi
- Soto Springs: 16.0 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Abrigo Falls: 10.9 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 11.4 mi
- Huntington Falls: 13.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.5 mi
- Tehan Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Russell City: 11.6 mi
- Winehaven: 14.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 15.0 mi
- Eckley: 17.5 mi
- Acelanus: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Chab: 7.5 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 9.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 11.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Turtle Rock: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
- Quarters A: 7.1 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Rest Stop: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 16.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Lynn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | E 84° | 617 m | 9.4 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | N 6° | 581 m | 5.7 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | ENE 76° | 557 m | 9.5 mi |
| Vail Peak | E 80° | 545 m | 10.0 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | N 6° | 540 m | 5.4 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 33° | 531 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | N 360° | 531 m | 5.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 80° | 524 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 2 mi away.
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