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Pleasant Grove House State Historic Landmark

Pleasant Grove House State Historic Landmark from directly overhead

Pleasant Grove House State Historic Landmark is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 344 m. Slate Mountain stands 1,161 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Zentgraf House, a historic site 0.8 miles away.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49544116, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
344 m
Inscription
This was the site of a popular roadhouse, where the ponies of the Central Overland Pony Express were changed during July 1, 1860 to June 30, 1861. From here the route of the pony riders continued westward to Folsom and eastward through Rescue, Dry Creek C
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Coordinates38.69802, -121.02045
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gateway Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sellwood Field: 1.2 mi
  • Pony Express State Historic Landmark 703: 1.3 mi
  • Cameron Park Lake Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bonanza Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Vulture Nest Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mormon Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Mount Crumpet: 4.4 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 9
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 10.2 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Border Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Southwind Labradors: 1.4 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 2.7 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 17.9 mi
  • Safetyville USA: 19.7 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Pit Stop Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 9.8 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 7.9 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Pecker Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Leete Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 13.3 mi
  • Rock Creek: 14.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Wetland Preserve: 13.3 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Pleasant Grove House State Historic Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slate MountainENE 64°1,161 m20.0 mi
Mount DanaherE 80°1,026 m19.3 mi
SugarloafNE 50°1,022 m19.9 mi
Grey Eagle HillNE 42°999 m19.7 mi
Hotchkiss HillNE 37°973 m18.6 mi
Shoemaker HillNE 42°930 m17.3 mi
Castle RockENE 60°905 m17.9 mi
White Oak PointENE 72°869 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4019:5320:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358827731

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