Ghost town · California
Nortonville
Nortonville is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.
Ghost town in Contra Costa County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates37.95778, -121.88056
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rose Hill: 0.4 mi
- Kreiger Peak: 1.1 mi
- Seeno Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mulligan Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Olympia: 4.1 mi
Parks
- North Valley Park: 2.1 mi
- Highlands Park: 2.7 mi
- Highlands Ranch Park: 2.9 mi
- Clayton Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Buchanan Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- Antioch Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Pittsburg Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mount Diablo State Park Summit Museum: 5.6 mi
- Shadelands Ranch Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
Attractions
- Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 4.9 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 8.0 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 8.0 mi
- Dragon Roller Coaster: 8.0 mi
- Tea Cups: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Deer Flat: 5.6 mi
- Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 5.7 mi
- Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Grapevine Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Toyon Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Mt. Diablo Coal Field: 0.9 mi
- Clayton Club Saloon: 3.2 mi
- Donner Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Riverview Union High School: 5.0 mi
- Women's Club: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank: 1.0 mi
- North Peak Ranch: 3.0 mi
- Lot 25: 3.2 mi
- Young Canyon: 3.8 mi
- Marsh Creek 2: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 58
- El Pueblo Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Ambrose Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Communuity Garden: 8.6 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 8.8 mi
- Blackhawk logo: 9.6 mi
Artworks
- The Steelworker: 5.1 mi
- Our Lady of Pittsburg: 5.2 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 5.2 mi
- Ore Cart: 5.2 mi
- The Fisherman: 5.2 mi
Springs: 15
- Peach Tree Spring: 6.0 mi
- Soto Springs: 6.3 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 6.3 mi
- Burma Spring: 6.4 mi
- Shady Spring: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Somersville: 0.9 mi
- Acelanus: 1.6 mi
- Stewartville: 1.9 mi
- Judsonville: 3.7 mi
- West Hartley: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Kite beach: 8.6 mi
- Playpen: 8.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 20.0 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 20.5 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mitchell Rock: 4.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 7.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 14.6 mi
- Chab: 20.7 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Abrigo Falls: 14.9 mi
- Tehan Falls: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Nortonville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | SSW 199° | 1,173 m | 5.6 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | SSW 198° | 1,110 m | 5.5 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 194° | 1,084 m | 4.6 mi |
| Ransom Point | SSW 201° | 1,037 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Olympia | SSW 197° | 898 m | 4.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SW 219° | 722 m | 5.0 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | SSE 156° | 652 m | 7.8 mi |
| Oyster Point | S 179° | 644 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 6 mi away.
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