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Kinsey's Bridge

Kinsey's Bridge from directly overhead

Kinsey's Bridge is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Shoemaker Hill stands 930 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Leete Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.68193, -121.17484
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 58
  • Nedbelle Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 4.6 mi
Museums: 43
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 33
Gardens: 21
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 3.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Border Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Yermol Memorial: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 8.5 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group community site: 9.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Laurel Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 2.1 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Leete Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 8.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Rock Creek: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kinsey's Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shoemaker HillNE930 m24.3 mi
Mameluke HillNE822 m24.1 mi
Cement HillNE785 m24.9 mi
Round HillENE775 m23.2 mi
Spanish HillENE760 m21.9 mi
Negro HillENE751 m22.5 mi
Union HillENE719 m22.1 mi
Hotchkiss HillNNE710 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12065286744

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