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Schooner Parallel “Blown To Atoms” 1887

Schooner Parallel “Blown To Atoms” 1887 from directly overhead

Schooner Parallel “Blown To Atoms” 1887 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Camera Obscura, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994-03-26
Inscription
The two-masted, 148-ton Parallel left San Francisco for Astoria, Oregon, with a mixed cargo & 42 tons of black powder & dynamite. Capt. W.C. Miller, fought against difficult winds for two days & finally gave up...
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.77855, -122.51396
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.5 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Gardens
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.1 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.1 mi
  • Sunset Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Children's Garden: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 60
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Temple: 21.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Schooner Parallel “Blown To Atoms” 1887. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNNW 342°784 m11.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 335°527 m10.5 mi
Bare KnollNNW 326°478 m10.2 mi
Wooded KnollNW 326°465 m10.2 mi
Cardiac HillNNW 330°413 m9.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE 146°371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastN 9°338.6 m5.1 mi
Peak 1041N 355°317.297 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6651230375

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