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Rancho Petaluma Adobe

Rancho Petaluma Adobe from directly overhead

Rancho Petaluma Adobe is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiseman Park, a park 0.9 miles away.

The story

Historic house in California, USA.

Dates from 1834.

Wikidata Q7291163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
adobe

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.25568, -122.58467

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 59
Parks: 58
  • Wiseman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Arroyo Park: 1.0 mi
  • Crinella Park: 1.4 mi
  • La Tercera Park: 1.4 mi
  • Del Oro Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 2.6 mi
  • The Patch: 7.6 mi
  • Gundlach-Bundschu Winery: 9.2 mi
  • Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 11.0 mi
  • Duckworth Family Farm: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
Picnic sites: 50
Museums: 44
Gardens: 38
  • McNear Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Food Forest: 7.7 mi
  • Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 8.5 mi
  • TRACEN Community Gardens: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 34
Waterfalls: 15
  • Haraszthy Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Stairstep Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 17.3 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Temple: 22.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Rancho Petaluma Adobe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodN833 m14.2 mi
Mount VeederNE817 m11.3 mi
Red MountainNNE777 m14.2 mi
Mount Saint JohnNNE713 m14.3 mi
Sonoma MountainN697 m4.7 mi
Bismark KnobNE694 m10.6 mi
Bald MountainNNE689 m13.0 mi
Brushy PeaksNNE672 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5820:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485153566064676767625448
Precip in4.85.23.31.70.90.30.00.00.11.32.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000151OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/307063674

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