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Providence

Providence from directly overhead

Providence is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,265 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tough Nut Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California

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Coordinates34.98028, -115.50528
Around it

114 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
  • Tough Nut Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Tough Nut Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Domingo Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Whiskey Spring: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Edgar Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Fountain Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Wild Horse Mesa: 4.6 mi
  • Columbia Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Little Thorne Mountains: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 2.6 mi
  • Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 2.6 mi
  • James Winkler: 5.5 mi
  • Jack and Ida Mitchell: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Tree Ranch: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Providence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New York Two MountainNNE 30°2,296 m22.1 mi
New York MountainNNE 29°2,275 m22.2 mi
Edgar PeakSW 226°2,183 m2.5 mi
Fountain PeakSW 218°2,126 m3.0 mi
Drum PeakNNE 31°2,123 m20.2 mi
Granite PeakSW 220°2,061 m16.8 mi
Silver PeakSW 223°1,946 m15.8 mi
Table TopNE 41°1,884 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2118:54
June solstice05:2919:2220:00
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4715:5616:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474853596878838276655546
Precip in1.31.81.60.60.20.01.10.60.70.60.51.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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