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Railcar

Railcar from directly overhead

Railcar is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is West County Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Old railcar along the path of the former Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.40073, -122.82292

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Railroad Forest: 0.2 mi
  • Mario Savio Free Speech Town Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Ives Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tomodachi Park: 0.3 mi
  • Skategarden Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 59
Peaks
Historic sites: 42
Beaches: 39
  • Steelhead Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Children's Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Mother’s Beach: 9.4 mi
  • River Bend Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Monte Rio Community Beach: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Duckworth Family Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 4.2 mi
  • Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 5.4 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 5.6 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 31
Picnic sites: 11
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 9.1 mi
  • Campo Gianni: 10.6 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hunter Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Linda Falls: 23.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Hole in the Rock: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Railcar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodENE833 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainENE832 m17.4 mi
Red MountainENE777 m17.3 mi
Diamond MountainNE716 m16.0 mi
Sonoma MountainESE697 m14.5 mi
Pole MountainWNW672 m17.6 mi
McCray MountainNW585 m14.6 mi
Queens PeakNW584 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0020:39
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485153566065676766615347
Precip in7.97.55.22.61.40.40.00.10.22.04.48.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/699370284

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