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Jake Kochel

Jake Kochel from directly overhead

Jake Kochel is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Surfers Point Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Jake Kochel RIP 9:19:22
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.27440, -119.29849
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Surfers Point Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mission Park: 0.4 mi
  • Downtown Mini Park: 0.5 mi
  • Albinger Archeological Museum: 0.5 mi
  • California Street Mini Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Loma de la Cruz: 0.8 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 8.4 mi
  • Rincon Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 10.8 mi
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 35
Historic sites: 29
  • Old Well and Borrow Pit: 0.5 mi
  • Old Mission Church Foundation: 0.5 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.5 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.5 mi
  • The Sunset Bench: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Little Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Big Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Surfer's Knoll: 3.0 mi
  • Mandalay State Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Faria Beach: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 15
Springs: 9
  • Sulphur Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • 33 Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 18.6 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 19.2 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Area 2: 5.8 mi
  • Area 4: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 22.1 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Foothill Crag "The Foot": 13.8 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • San Ysidro Rock: 22.3 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Jake Kochel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakN 2°2,284 m24.6 mi
Haddock MountainN 8°2,265 m24.3 mi
Hines PeakNE 38°2,041 m20.7 mi
Topatopa BluffNE 35°1,945 m18.9 mi
Monte AridoNNW 332°1,831 m20.7 mi
Chief PeakNNE 24°1,703 m17.9 mi
Old Man MountainNNW 332°1,688 m18.9 mi
Sisar PeakNNE 30°1,680 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4619:3620:13
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0016:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757596164676767656056
Precip in2.93.32.30.70.30.10.00.00.10.50.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxnard Ventura CO AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12973082682

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