Historic Folsom Dam
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Historic Folsom Dam is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Shoemaker Hill stands 930 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hannaford Family Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hannaford Family Park: 0.5 mi
- Egloff Family Park: 0.6 mi
- Lew Howard Park: 1.0 mi
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Folsom City Park: 1.2 mi
- Volcano Hill: 2.3 mi
- Nedbelle Peak: 2.6 mi
- Blisk Peak: 2.7 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 3.5 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 5.1 mi
- Folsom Prison Museum: 0.6 mi
- The American River Water Education Center: 0.7 mi
- Folsom Powerhouse Museum: 1.6 mi
- Folsom Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- Folsom History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Settler Homestead: 0.6 mi
- Old Russville Ditch: 0.8 mi
- Kinsey's Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Young Wo Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Scout Project: 2.2 mi
- Southwind Labradors: 9.0 mi
- Cameron Park CSD Pool: 9.2 mi
- Safetyville USA: 13.7 mi
- Little Saigon: 19.5 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 20.5 mi
- The GBHS Bear: 3.3 mi
- Chrome Rooster: 4.0 mi
- Cosmos: 6.4 mi
- Junction: 7.2 mi
- Giant Indian Statues: 15.1 mi
- Ridgeview EcoLab: 3.0 mi
- Pheonix Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 8.3 mi
- Border Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 16.2 mi
- Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Wesley Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Group community site: 10.3 mi
- Sturzen Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 12.4 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 2.4 mi
- Shark Tank: 2.4 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 4.5 mi
- Wreckage Wall: 16.9 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon: 16.9 mi
- Laurel Beach: 2.9 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 3.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 3.4 mi
- Pit Stop Beach: 11.9 mi
- Oregon Bar: 12.8 mi
- Leete Falls: 1.3 mi
- Pecker Falls: 7.0 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 7.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rock Creek: 22.0 mi
- Mormon Island: 2.7 mi
- Salmon Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ophir: 13.4 mi
- Michigan Bar: 15.3 mi
- Logtown: 17.6 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 7.7 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Spanish Spring: 23.5 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Historic Folsom Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoemaker Hill | ENE 57° | 930 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mameluke Hill | NE 50° | 822 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bottle Hill | NE 45° | 807 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cement Hill | NE 45° | 785 m | 23.7 mi |
| Round Hill | ENE 67° | 775 m | 22.2 mi |
| Spanish Hill | ENE 66° | 760 m | 20.9 mi |
| Negro Hill | E 80° | 751 m | 21.8 mi |
| Coyote Hill | NNE 22° | 737 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12141248438
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 2 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 5 mi
- Rocklin · 7 mi
- Auburn · 14 mi
- Coloma · 16 mi
- Placerville · 20 mi
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