Historic site · California

Circle of Stones

Circle of Stones from directly overhead

Circle of Stones is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 607 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hummingbird Village, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

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What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates37.83085, -121.78892

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Hummingbird Village: 0.2 mi
Fallen Oak Village: 0.4 mi
Lion's Mane Village: 0.5 mi
Slick Ridge Village: 0.5 mi
Lower Village Upper Overlook: 0.6 mi

Peaks

Red Leg Peak: 2.4 mi
Oyster Point: 4.8 mi
Windy Point: 5.0 mi
Cave Point: 5.1 mi
Knobcone Point: 6.1 mi

Parks

Robert Duchi Park: 5.3 mi
Pioneer Park: 5.8 mi
Welshland Park: 5.8 mi
Diablo Vista Field: 6.2 mi
Monterosso Park: 6.2 mi

Picnic sites

Horseshoe Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Toyon Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Arroyo Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Uplands: 7.9 mi
Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 7.9 mi

Attractions

Livermorium Atom: 10.3 mi
Oldest Light Bulb: 10.8 mi
The Old Borges Ranchouse: 12.3 mi
Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 12.9 mi
Alameda County Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi

Nature reserves

Highland Springs: 2.2 mi
Schwartz Property: 3.0 mi
Morgan Territory Ranch: 3.1 mi
Heath Property: 3.3 mi
Galvin Ranch: 3.8 mi

Artworks

Dinosaur sculptures: 7.3 mi
Elephant statue: 7.3 mi
Wallis Ranch Water Tower: 8.3 mi
Tassajara Road Gear Sculpture: 8.5 mi
Influx: 9.0 mi

Gardens51

Blackhawk logo: 7.0 mi
Don Biddle Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Granada Native Garden: 10.7 mi
Native Garden: 12.9 mi
El Pueblo Community Garden: 13.7 mi

Museums46

Tassajara School: 4.3 mi
Blackhawk Auto Museum: 7.3 mi
Blackhawk Natural History Museum: 7.3 mi
Mount Diablo State Park Summit Museum: 7.7 mi
The Duarte Garage & Lincoln Highway Museum: 9.7 mi

Springs16

Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 0.7 mi
Sycamore Spring: 2.4 mi
Sulfur Spring: 7.1 mi
Sheepherder Spring: 7.5 mi
Maple Spring: 8.8 mi

Ghost towns9

West Hartley: 7.7 mi
Stewartville: 8.6 mi
Judsonville: 9.0 mi
Somersville: 9.6 mi
Acelanus: 9.7 mi

Beaches8

Shadow Cliffs Beach: 11.4 mi
Kite beach: 15.7 mi
Playpen: 15.8 mi
Del Valle East Beach: 17.7 mi
Del Valle West Beach: 18.2 mi

Cliffs6

Turtle Rock: 8.9 mi
Mitchell Rock: 10.3 mi
Del Valle Cliffs: 14.5 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 14.6 mi
Chab: 19.8 mi

Waterfalls3

Tehan Falls: 13.7 mi
Murietta Falls: 20.9 mi
Abrigo Falls: 21.4 mi

Rest areas1

Rest Stop: 25.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Circle of Stones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Diablo	WNW 297°	1,173 m	7.7 mi
Devil's Pulpit	WNW 298°	1,110 m	7.6 mi
North Peak	NW 305°	1,084 m	7.5 mi
Ransom Point	WNW 299°	1,037 m	7.9 mi
Mount Olympia	NW 308°	898 m	7.9 mi
Rocky Ridge	SSE 166°	740 m	19.4 mi
Eagle Peak	WNW 301°	722 m	9.5 mi
Sunol Peak	SSW 207°	664 m	16.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:45	19:19
June solstice	05:46	19:54	20:33
September equinox	06:56	18:31	19:06
December solstice	07:20	16:11	16:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	48	48	50	53	59	66	72	72	70	63	53	47
Precip in	5.1	4.9	3.7	1.9	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.2	2.6	5.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7178139333

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