Exact Center of California
Exact Center of California is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 687 m. College Rock stands 2,760 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Geodetic monument in Madera County, California, United States.
Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q126920200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Exact Center of California Latitude: 37° 9' 58.23" N Longitude: 119° 26'5829" W Dedicated Nov. 1998 By The North Fork History Group
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Peak: 1.4 mi
- Cascadel Point: 3.3 mi
- Lion Point: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.4 mi
- Fowler Mountain: 4.7 mi
- North Fork Recreation Area Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 8.5 mi
- San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Fishing Club: 10.1 mi
- Arnold Spring: 7.3 mi
- Cole Spring: 15.6 mi
- Daulton Spring: 18.9 mi
- Vichy Spring: 19.0 mi
- Pecan Spring: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 10.7 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 10.8 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Whisky Falls: 8.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 13.6 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Camino Falls: 17.6 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 8.1 mi
- Coarsegold Historic Museum: 14.6 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 15.4 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 18.0 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 13.4 mi
- Table Mountain Casino: 16.6 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 19.6 mi
- Big Ed: 19.6 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 22.6 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 7.5 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 11.4 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 16.5 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.7 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 7.6 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 8.0 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 8.5 mi
- Grand Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Whites Cabin: 8.0 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Academy: 19.8 mi
- Qualls Camp: 22.5 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 15.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Exact Center of California. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Rock | ENE 64° | 2,760 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jump Off Point | NE 55° | 2,605 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chinese Peak | ENE 77° | 2,599 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Shuteye Peak | N 356° | 2,546 m | 15.8 mi |
| Shuteye Peak | N 5° | 2,536 m | 12.7 mi |
| Black Point | ENE 64° | 2,465 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tamarack Mountain | E 86° | 2,414 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lookout Point | NE 43° | 2,165 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2072428479
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