Ghost town · California

Lynn

Lynn from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates37.80110, -122.23310

Around it

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

Gardens

Parkway Cascade Garden: 0.8 mi
Palmetum: 1.4 mi
Golden State Bonsai Garden: 1.4 mi
Sensory Garden: 1.4 mi
Vireya Garden: 1.4 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

Historic sites

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

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

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

Picnic sites

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

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

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

Beaches43

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

Springs26

El Polín Spring: 12.1 mi
El Polín Spring: 12.1 mi
El Polín Spring: 12.2 mi
Sulfur Spring: 14.5 mi
Eugene Spring: 15.5 mi

Waterfalls12

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 towns10

Russell City: 11.6 mi
Winehaven: 14.4 mi
Stokes Landing: 15.0 mi
Eckley: 17.5 mi
Acelanus: 20.5 mi

Cliffs9

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

Lighthouses3

Rest areas2

Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Rest Stop: 20.8 mi

Natural arches1

Bird Island Arch: 16.7 mi

Hot springs1

Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.5 mi

On the horizon

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

Conditions

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.

Sources

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