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Lover's Tree

Lover's Tree from directly overhead

Lover's Tree is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Flagstaff Hill stands 432 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tahoe Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Lover's Tree
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Coordinates38.54455, -121.43404
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tahoe Park: 0.1 mi
  • Greenfair Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mae Fong Park: 0.5 mi
  • Tahoe Tallac Park: 0.8 mi
  • Colonial Playground: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Assumption of Mary: 0.5 mi
  • The Crussifiction: 0.5 mi
  • Saint Peter: 0.5 mi
  • The Ten Commandments: 0.5 mi
  • Chrome Mustang: 2.2 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 42
  • Little Saigon: 2.1 mi
  • Sacramento Adventure Playground: 2.7 mi
  • Three Little Pigs: 3.6 mi
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff: 3.6 mi
  • Farmer Brown's Barn: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 42
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 15
  • Whisky Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 10.8 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 15.8 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pooh Corner: 3.6 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 3.7 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 3.7 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 3.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 15.1 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 21.0 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagstaff HillNE 51°432 m24.4 mi
Iron MountainNE 55°269 m23.5 mi
Carpenter HillENE 68°253 m19.4 mi
SugarloafNE 38°218 m24.7 mi
Volcano HillNE 46°129 m17.7 mi
Thunder hillNNE 29°129 m21.0 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 59°127.6 m15.0 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 24°118 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5268899326

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