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Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch

Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch from directly overhead

Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
THE MONASTERY CHAPEL AND RESIDENCE BUILDINGS WERE CONSECRATED IN 1917 AS A PERMANENT MONASTERY FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CLOISTERED DISCALCED CARMELITE NUNS. IN MEMORY OF MRS. FRANCIS J. SULLIVAN, PHELAN'S SISTER.
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Coordinates37.34760, -121.95202
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Anza Knoll: 6.8 mi
  • Hunters Point: 7.0 mi
  • Lone Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Nob Hill: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 59
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 51
  • Central Park Pavillion: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Baylands Park Picnic area: 5.0 mi
  • Danny's Place: 5.0 mi
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 24
Ghost towns: 13
Beaches: 8
  • Niles beach: 16.2 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 11.6 mi
  • The Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSSE1,063 m13.3 mi
Mount ThayerS1,061 m12.8 mi
Mount BielawskiSW985 m11.6 mi
Castle RockSW979 m11.4 mi
The PeakSW917 m11.0 mi
El SombrosoS917 m11.9 mi
Antler PointE913 m13.7 mi
Lookout TowerSW892 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11164568157

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