Lyford's Stone Tower
Lyford's Stone Tower is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away.
The story
Historic structure in Tiburon, California, United States.
Wikidata Q133305393, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 13 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 0.2 mi
- Detention Barracks Museum: 1.3 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 2.4 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 2.5 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Shoreline Park: 0.2 mi
- Belvedere Park: 0.9 mi
- Paradise Beach County Park: 1.4 mi
- Hippie Tree: 1.8 mi
- Gabrielson Park: 2.0 mi
- Coming About: 0.4 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 2.3 mi
- Close to the Wind: 2.4 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 2.7 mi
- Wave Organ: 4.5 mi
- Mount Caroline Livermore: 1.3 mi
- Engagement Hill: 2.9 mi
- Richardson East: 3.1 mi
- Ring Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Slacker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Aramburu Island: 3.0 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 5.5 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 5.5 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Ayala Cove: 0.8 mi
- Camp Reynolds (West Garrison): 1.0 mi
- Point Knox: 1.2 mi
- Batteries: 1.3 mi
- Wooden watchtower: 1.3 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.4 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 8.0 mi
- Perles Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bramble Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 1.7 mi
- Quarry Beach: 1.8 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 2.3 mi
- Historic Bake House: 1.1 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 2.5 mi
- Golden Gate Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Alma: 4.6 mi
- Pier 45: 4.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 7.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.2 mi
- Huntington Falls: 7.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 7.6 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 10.4 mi
- Old Spring: 4.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.5 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 8.6 mi
- Colier Spring: 8.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 9.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 2.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 4.9 mi
- Vent 5: 9.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 10.1 mi
- Aramai Point: 18.7 mi
- Winehaven: 5.7 mi
- Lynn: 12.8 mi
- Eckley: 18.3 mi
- Russell City: 23.0 mi
- Wingo: 24.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 5.9 mi
- Temple: 20.7 mi
- Keyhole: 21.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- Quarters A: 6.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Rest Stop: 23.5 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Lyford's Stone Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | WNW 299° | 784 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | WNW 293° | 778 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | WNW 296° | 744 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | WNW 291° | 527 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | WNW 281° | 413 m | 8.5 mi |
| Richardson East | WSW 240° | 339 m | 3.1 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | NNW 341° | 326 m | 8.7 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WSW 253° | 317 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000497OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — Lyford's Stone Tower, reference 76000497, listed 12/02/76.
OpenStreetMap element node/368166668
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