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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: 40
Beaches: 28
  • 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
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 24
  • Old Well and Borrow Pit: 0.5 mi
  • Old Mission Church Foundation: 0.5 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.5 mi
  • The Sunset Bench: 0.5 mi
  • Cannon: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 19
Attractions: 15
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
Springs: 8
  • Sulphur Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 23.4 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 24.9 miles of Jake Kochel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakN2,284 m24.6 mi
Haddock MountainN2,265 m24.3 mi
Thorn PointNNE2,092 m24.9 mi
Hines PeakNE2,041 m20.7 mi
Topatopa BluffNE1,945 m18.9 mi
Monte AridoNNW1,831 m20.7 mi
Chief PeakNNE1,703 m17.9 mi
Old Man MountainNNW1,688 m18.9 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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