Historic site · California
Peace Pole
Peace Pole is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Benicia Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- May Peace Prevail On Earth
How to reach it
Coordinates38.33712, -122.69854
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Benicia Park: 0.1 mi
- Caterpillar Park: 0.3 mi
- Carlita Circle Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
- Colegio Vista Park: 0.5 mi
- Alicia Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 58
- Bacon and Eggs: 1.3 mi
- Nice Throw: 1.3 mi
- Bicycle Obelisk: 6.2 mi
- wall/mural: 6.6 mi
- Hangover II: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Meacham Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cooks Peak: 3.9 mi
- Stony Butte: 4.5 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Wiggins Hill: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 46
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 2.8 mi
- Duckworth Family Farm: 6.3 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 7.5 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 12.1 mi
- The Patch: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
- THS Peace Pole: 0.2 mi
- Jim Boggio: 0.8 mi
- Chief Cotati: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Building: 1.0 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 44
- Steelhead Beach: 15.7 mi
- Brazil Beach: 15.7 mi
- Children's Beach: 16.0 mi
- Dillon Beach: 16.2 mi
- Pelican North Beach: 16.5 mi
Museums: 41
- Sonoma County Museum: 7.3 mi
- Sonoma County Art Museum: 7.3 mi
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 7.9 mi
- West County Museum: 8.1 mi
- Jack London Cottage: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 39
- Food Forest: 0.9 mi
- Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 1.5 mi
- Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
- Stony Point Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bayer Garden: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Fairfield Osborn Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Owls Nest Open Space: 9.6 mi
- Stuart Creek Run: 10.0 mi
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Creekside Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 8.1 mi
- McNear Park: 8.5 mi
- Helen Putnam: 8.8 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Sonoma Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 15.5 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 19.8 mi
- Linda Falls: 20.5 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Tomales Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 20.2 mi
- Stags Leap: 21.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 24.3 mi
- White Point: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Hunter Spring: 6.9 mi
- Crystal Springs: 22.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Hole in the Rock: 22.2 mi
- Arched Rock: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wingo: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Peace Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | NE 43° | 833 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Veeder | ENE 78° | 817 m | 13.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 52° | 777 m | 13.0 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | NNE 24° | 716 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Saint John | ENE 62° | 713 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | E 98° | 697 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bismark Knob | E 84° | 694 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 60° | 689 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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