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Marcia Lois Grimm

Marcia Lois Grimm from directly overhead

Marcia Lois Grimm is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Field History Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates38.04685, -122.50725
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
  • Pacheco Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Turtle Back: 2.8 mi
  • Bullet Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Chicken Coop Hill: 3.1 mi
  • San Pedro Mountain: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 59
Historic sites: 59
  • The Rosebowl: 7.9 mi
  • Bat House: 8.4 mi
  • Black Powder Press: 9.0 mi
  • Site of Giant Powder Company: 9.1 mi
  • Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 9.1 mi
Parks
  • Hamilton Amphitheater Park: 0.8 mi
  • Clark A. Blasdell Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lois Curtin Park: 1.8 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.8 mi
  • John F McInnis County Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 57
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.3 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 3.3 mi
  • Weber Point: 3.5 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.4 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 6.4 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 7.3 mi
  • Slide House: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 48
Waterfalls: 18
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 8.8 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 9.2 mi
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.5 mi
  • Temple: 16.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Marcia Lois Grimm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW784 m9.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW778 m9.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW744 m9.4 mi
Ballou PointSW612 m11.3 mi
Twin KnollsSW597 m11.0 mi
Big Rock RidgeW575 m5.3 mi
Pine MountainWSW543 m9.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW527 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4819:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9077384712

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