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Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle from directly overhead

Hearst Castle is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 465 m. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet, a artwork 0.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 2.9 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

About

The story

National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States.

Dates from 1919.

Wikidata Q378143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.68481, -121.16924

Overlooks nearby

Around it

108 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Lone Tree Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Red Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Black Oak Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Garrity Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Oak Knoll: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Zebra Viewing Area: 5.8 mi
  • Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 7.8 mi
  • The Narrows: 7.9 mi
  • South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 8.2 mi
  • Nit Wit Ridge: 9.0 mi
Parks: 10
  • Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • San Simeon Beach State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Moon Stone Beach Park: 8.8 mi
  • Shamel Park: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 7
  • School Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Town Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Lottie Potrero Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Dutra Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Buckeye Spring: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Three Troughs Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Salmon Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Manning Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Jewel Falls: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 5
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 21.8 mi
  • Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • San Marcos Mennonite Cemetary: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alder PeakNW1,137 m17.8 mi
Slick Rock PeakNNW1,126 m23.8 mi
Pine MountainE1,093 m4.2 mi
Silver PeakNW1,073 m15.5 mi
Rocky ButteE1,043 m6.1 mi
Lion PeakNW1,036 m14.4 mi
Three PeaksNW974 m13.7 mi
San Martin TopNW938 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535255566164666869655852
Precip in6.06.24.82.00.70.10.10.00.11.12.36.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 72000253OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1318041793

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