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NAS Alameda (abandoned)

NAS Alameda (abandoned) is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Runway, a park 0.6 miles away.

The story

Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station mostly in Alameda, California, with a slight portion of it within San Francisco proper, on San Francisco Bay. NAS Alameda had two runways: 13–31 measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m) and 07-25 measuring 7,200 ft × 200 ft (2,195 m × 61 m). Two helicopter pads and a control tower were also part of the facilities.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3016749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78631, -122.31827

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Runway: 0.6 mi
  • De-pave park: 0.7 mi
  • Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field: 0.8 mi
  • Alameda Point Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
  • Seaplane Lagoon Promenade: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Beken: 1.1 mi
  • Pan American Airways China Clipper: 1.1 mi
  • Calimar: 1.4 mi
  • Back Flip Mural: 1.7 mi
  • Nick Kuszyk House Mural: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Alameda Point Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • REAP Center: 2.3 mi
  • Chinese Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Afrikatown Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 54
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 12.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of NAS Alameda (abandoned). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNE 38°581 m8.5 mi
Chaparral PeakNE 39°540 m8.2 mi
Grizzly PeakNE 35°531 m8.1 mi
Round TopENE 57°531 m8.2 mi
Barberry PeakNE 45°513 m8.1 mi
Volcanic PeakNE 52°498 m8.2 mi
Eureka PeakNE 42°495 m8.6 mi
Redwood PeakENE 74°493 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2697485593

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