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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
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Central Park Pavillion: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Braly Picnic #3: 3.9 mi
  • Braly Picnic #2: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
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
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 25
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 8
  • 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
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
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSSE 167°1,063 m13.3 mi
Mount ThayerS 172°1,061 m12.8 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 222°985 m11.6 mi
Castle RockSW 224°979 m11.4 mi
The PeakSW 216°917 m11.0 mi
El SombrosoS 169°917 m11.9 mi
Antler PointE 81°913 m13.7 mi
Lookout TowerSW 231°892 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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