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Brick Kilns

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Brick Kilns from directly overhead

Brick Kilns is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden State Model Railroad Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.91200, -122.37938

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens: 59
  • Succulent Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Village Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Urban Adamah: 4.7 mi
  • AMS Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Blake Garden: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Picnic sites: 54
  • Killdeer Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Camp Elderberry: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Buckeye: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Alvarado: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Bay: 4.2 mi
Artworks
  • Richmond Dances and Grows: 1.9 mi
  • Mosaics: 1.9 mi
  • Play: 1.9 mi
  • I Spy: 1.9 mi
  • Amass Joy: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • George Miller Junior Memorial Regional Shoreline: 0.4 mi
  • John T Knox Shoreline: 0.5 mi
  • Ferry Point: 0.5 mi
  • Judge George D. Carroll Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lucretia Edwards Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 39
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Temple: 23.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Brick Kilns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakESE581 m8.8 mi
Chaparral PeakESE540 m8.8 mi
Grizzly PeakESE531 m8.2 mi
Barberry PeakESE513 m9.6 mi
Volcanic PeakESE498 m10.5 mi
Eureka PeakESE495 m9.4 mi
Spiral KnobESE423 m8.6 mi
Wildcat PeakE370 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4819:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586163636465635751
Precip in4.84.83.21.60.70.30.00.10.01.42.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/694768218

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