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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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68193, -121.17484

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 60
  • 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
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 28
  • 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: 16
  • 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: 14
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

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 HillNE 55°930 m24.3 mi
Mameluke HillNE 48°822 m24.1 mi
Cement HillNE 44°785 m24.9 mi
Round HillENE 64°775 m23.2 mi
Spanish HillENE 63°760 m21.9 mi
Negro HillENE 77°751 m22.5 mi
Bald HillNE 52°750 m21.9 mi
Union HillENE 77°719 m22.1 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12065286744

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