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Base Headquarters

Base Headquarters from directly overhead

Base Headquarters is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Pine Hill stands 619 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McClellan Air Force Base, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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Headquarters has long been the heart of the installation. In the 1940s, civilian visitors and military dignitaries arrived at the Sacramento Air Depot through Gate 2, which was located at the end of the landscaped mall you see behind you..
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Coordinates38.66305, -121.38530
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ruth Inman Park: 0.2 mi
  • Planehaven Park: 0.4 mi
  • Freedom Park: 0.8 mi
  • Oakdale Park: 0.8 mi
  • Karl Rosario Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 43
Attractions: 42
Gardens: 33
Peaks: 25
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 6.3 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
  • Roseville Reserve: 6.5 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
  • Laurel Canyon Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Coyote Creek Preserve: 8.3 mi
  • Kaseberg Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 10.4 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 17.0 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Leete Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 12.8 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillE 79°619 m21.6 mi
Pilot HillENE 61°566 m22.0 mi
Mormon HillENE 74°462 m21.2 mi
Umbrella HillENE 58°454 m24.1 mi
Flagstaff HillENE 66°432 m17.8 mi
Bald HillNE 40°405 m22.3 mi
Vulture Nest MountainENE 79°400 m19.7 mi
Duncan HillNE 44°390 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4219:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10983817419

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