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Jack London's Wolf House

Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in CaliforniaJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
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Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
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Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
Marina Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
Marina Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jack London's Wolf House, a historic site in California
Marina Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Jack London's Wolf House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is House of Happy Walls, a museum 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

Wolf House was a 26-room mansion in Glen Ellen, California, built by novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London. The house burned on August 22, 1913, shortly before the Londons were planning to move in. Stone ruins of the never-occupied home still stand, and are part of Jack London State Historic Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1910.

Wikidata Q8029846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.35102, -122.53731
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sonoma Valley Regional Park: 1.2 mi
  • Moran Goodman Park: 1.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Anne Perrone Dog Park: 1.7 mi
  • Bouverie Wildflower Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Sonoma Botanical Garden: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • The Patch: 5.9 mi
  • Gundlach-Bundschu Winery: 8.1 mi
  • Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 9.1 mi
  • Welcome to Napa Valley Sign: 9.3 mi
  • V. Sattui Winery: 10.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 39
Picnic sites: 39
Gardens: 37
  • Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Food Forest: 8.8 mi
  • Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Linda Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Hunter Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Jack London's Wolf House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodN 353°833 m7.6 mi
The BeehiveN 7°833 m17.6 mi
Bald MountainNNE 12°832 m7.5 mi
Flat TopN 6°832 m17.7 mi
Mount VeederENE 68°817 m5.2 mi
Atlas PeakENE 65°814 m16.4 mi
Red MountainNNE 12°777 m7.2 mi
Diamond MountainNNW 349°716 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4819:5820:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1216:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485154576267707068635447
Precip in5.55.43.81.81.00.30.00.10.11.53.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonoma, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/462437572

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