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Joaquin Miller

Joaquin Miller from directly overhead

Joaquin Miller is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Circle, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

Historic place in Oakland, California.

Dates from 1886.

Wikidata Q2751765, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1942
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.81044, -122.19254
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
  • Redwood Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Pine Top: 2.2 mi
  • Round Top: 2.7 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 3.4 mi
  • High Street Center: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.9 mi
  • Hey, Diddle Diddle: 3.7 mi
  • Rapunzel's Castle: 3.7 mi
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb: 3.7 mi
  • Peter Rabbit's Village: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 58
Historic sites: 57
  • The Funeral Pyre: 0.1 mi
  • Pyramid to Moses: 0.2 mi
  • Fremont Monument: 0.2 mi
  • The Browning Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Brooklyn Memorial: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Laurel Art Garden: 1.3 mi
  • William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 2.2 mi
  • Parkway Cascade Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Linda Kingston Triangle: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Solar Clock: 0.8 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 1.4 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 1.6 mi
  • Bear Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • Lakeshore Mural: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 36
Springs: 22
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Soto Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Joaquin Miller. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E617 m7.2 mi
Vollmer PeakNNW581 m5.3 mi
Wiedemann HillESE565 m11.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakENE557 m7.2 mi
Vail PeakE545 m7.7 mi
Chaparral PeakNNW540 m5.0 mi
Round TopN531 m2.7 mi
Grizzly PeakNNW531 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4612558190

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