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Clark Kerr

Clark Kerr from directly overhead

Clark Kerr is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is A Vision Of Change, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977-06-20
Inscription
This Learning Resources Hall is name for Clark Kerr President of the University of California 1958-67 For Encouraging better quality of teaching June 20, 1977
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Coordinates34.41450, -119.84647
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Noble Hall Courtyard: 0.2 mi
  • Pearl Chase Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pardall Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Greek Park: 0.5 mi
  • People's Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 50
Peaks: 46
  • Brush Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Condor Point: 7.7 mi
  • Barger Peak: 8.3 mi
  • Dibblee Hill: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 30
Attractions: 25
Beaches: 24
  • Depressions Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Isla Vista Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Devereux Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Sands Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 2.5 mi
Springs: 24
  • Veronica Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Loma Alta Spring: 12.0 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 16
  • UCSB Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Native Habitat Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Learning Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Manzanita Village Habitat Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Ramona Court: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wellhouse Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Nojoqui Falls: 20.2 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Elusive Arch: 5.6 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Arch Rock: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE2,077 m22.4 mi
Madulce PeakNE1,993 m24.0 mi
San Rafael MountainN1,973 m20.6 mi
McKinley MountainN1,887 m19.9 mi
Samon PeakNNE1,840 m24.9 mi
Monte AridoENE1,831 m23.3 mi
Old Man MountainENE1,688 m23.5 mi
Santa Cruz PeakN1,687 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0316:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456586062666665625752
Precip in3.83.93.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.71.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13472156445

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