Fort Ross
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Fort Ross is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Windmill, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, United States. It was the first multi-ethnic community north of the Spanish missions in what is now the U.S. state of California. Owned and operated by the Russian-American Company, it was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America from 1812 to 1841. Notably cosmopolitan, different ethnic groups settled in and around the fort: Native Californians, Native Alaskans, Russians, Finns, Swedes. It has been the subject of archaeological investigation and is a California Historical Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of California's Fort Ross State Historic Park.
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Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q1278115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 12.7 mi
- Vacation Beach Park: 12.8 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 12.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Big Oat Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Pole Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Peace Totem: 2.2 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 9.6 mi
- Spawn: 16.6 mi
- Poseidon: 16.7 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 16.7 mi
- Clam Beach: 0.6 mi
- Stump Beach: 6.8 mi
- Jenner Beach: 7.3 mi
- Goat Rock Beach: 7.9 mi
- Fisk Mill Cove: 8.1 mi
- Salt Point State Park: 4.6 mi
- Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Pole Mountain Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Jenner Headlands Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Windmill: 0.2 mi
- AIA 25 Year Award: 15.2 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 15.9 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 15.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 11.1 mi
- Korbel Museum: 15.1 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 21.4 mi
- Windsor Museum: 23.5 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 13.1 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 16.1 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 16.7 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 21.2 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 15.1 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 16.8 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 17.0 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 19.1 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 19.9 mi
- Goat Rock: 8.1 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 8.8 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 15.7 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 17.1 mi
- Arched Rock: 8.5 mi
- White Cap Arch: 18.8 mi
- Campo Gianni: 13.6 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Fort Ross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNE 21° | 807 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 1° | 756 m | 17.4 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NNE 24° | 747 m | 14.2 mi |
| Crane Peak | NNE 14° | 728 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pole Mountain | E 95° | 672 m | 6.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 12° | 634 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ENE 62° | 627 m | 13.0 mi |
| High Rock | NE 35° | 611 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/112515244
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