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Saint Francis De Sales Cathedral

Saint Francis De Sales Cathedral from directly overhead

Saint Francis De Sales Cathedral is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Floyd L. Begin Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

Church in California, United States.

Dates from 1893.

Wikidata Q5052350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
8 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.81104, -122.27275
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Past, Present, and Future: 0.1 mi
  • We Are the Ones You've Been Waiting For: 0.2 mi
  • Welcome 2 Afrikatown: 0.2 mi
  • The Great Wall of Oakland: 0.3 mi
  • Great Wall of Oakland: 0.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 0.8 mi
  • High Street Center: 4.1 mi
  • Shellmound: 4.3 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Bishop Floyd L. Begin Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • 25th Street Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Franklin Square: 0.3 mi
  • Marston Campbell Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Remember Them: Champions For Humanity Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Oak Center Historic District: 0.4 mi
  • Judge Donald P. McCullum: 0.5 mi
  • USS Maine Torpedo Port: 0.6 mi
  • Chauncey Bailey Memorial: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Afrikatown Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Kaiser Rooftop Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Firescape Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Japanese Gardens: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 55
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Circus Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Neptune: 2.9 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 48
Attractions: 43
  • Thornton House: 0.4 mi
  • Play Island: 0.7 mi
  • Fairy Music Farm: 0.7 mi
  • The Crooked Man's House: 0.7 mi
  • The Chapel of Peace: 0.7 mi
Springs: 21
  • El Polín Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Old Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Soto Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 14.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Saint Francis De Sales Cathedral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNNE581 m5.7 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE540 m5.4 mi
Round TopENE531 m5.1 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE531 m5.4 mi
Barberry PeakNE513 m5.2 mi
Volcanic PeakNE498 m5.2 mi
Eureka PeakNE495 m5.7 mi
Redwood PeakE493 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358809132

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