Ghost town · California
Oakhurst
Oakhurst is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Mount Sampson stands 1,447 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse Morrow Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
ghost town in Fresno County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates36.74917, -119.43806
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- China Creek Park: 3.9 mi
- Wahtoke Park: 5.1 mi
- Winton Park: 5.5 mi
- Faller Park: 6.9 mi
- Sanger City Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Jesse Morrow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kirkman Hill: 3.5 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Tivy Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Granite Hill: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Academy: 11.1 mi
- Flight 93 Monument: 15.6 mi
- NYPD Officer, Moria Smith: 15.6 mi
- Twin Towers Monument: 15.6 mi
- FDNY Firefighters: 15.6 mi
Springs: 20
- White Tank Spring: 3.8 mi
- Five Springs: 8.0 mi
- Chimney Spring: 9.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 9.4 mi
- Home Spring: 9.5 mi
Museums: 14
- Sanger Depot Museum: 7.5 mi
- Reedley Museum: 10.6 mi
- Alta District Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- Tarpey Depot: 15.4 mi
- Art Gonzales Museum: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Clovis Rodeo Grounds: 15.1 mi
- Clovis Botanical Garden: 16.1 mi
- Swedish Coffee Pot Tower: 17.4 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 18.5 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Big Sandy Bluff: 20.8 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 22.8 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 23.0 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 5
- Bookie Bear: 10.4 mi
- Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 13.8 mi
- Clovis Rodeo Statue: 15.3 mi
- Calwa Murals: 17.3 mi
- 1821 Gallery & Studios: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Grill & Table: 17.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Camelot West Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 21.1 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Reedley Beach: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Tollhouse Crossing: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Oakhurst. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sampson | E 86° | 1,447 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sontag Point | E 90° | 1,296 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oat Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,274 m | 15.5 mi |
| Burrough Mountain | N 11° | 1,263 m | 18.8 mi |
| Barnes Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,256 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tollhouse Rock | N 9° | 1,125 m | 19.6 mi |
| Davis Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,104 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 358° | 1,093 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno 5 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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