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Service Above Self

Service Above Self from directly overhead

Service Above Self is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Memorial Grove, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
This compasss is in recognition of the 80 years or service by the Sebastopol Rotarians in this park, this city, and around the world. Dedicated June 3005, commemorating the Centennial Celebration of Rotary International

How to reach it

Coordinates38.40002, -122.82699

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ives Park: 0.0 mi
  • Mario Savio Free Speech Town Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Railroad Forest: 0.4 mi
  • Luther Burbank's Experiment Gold Ridge road farm: 0.5 mi
  • Skategarden Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 47
Beaches: 42
  • Steelhead Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Children's Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Mother’s Beach: 9.3 mi
  • River Bend Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Monte Rio Community Beach: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Duckworth Family Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 4.0 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 5.5 mi
  • Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 5.5 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 34
Picnic sites: 11
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 9.3 mi
  • Campo Gianni: 10.4 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hunter Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Linda Falls: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Hole in the Rock: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Service Above Self. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodENE 74°833 m15.3 mi
Diamond MountainNE 54°716 m16.2 mi
Sonoma MountainESE 111°697 m14.7 mi
Pole MountainWNW 295°672 m17.4 mi
McCray MountainNW 322°585 m14.5 mi
Red HillENE 69°585 m16.1 mi
Queens PeakNW 325°584 m15.2 mi
Bennett MountainE 85°573 m11.0 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 node/12210274941

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