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Shay Park Plaque

Shay Park Plaque from directly overhead

Shay Park Plaque is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Spike Buck Mountain stands 1,661 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shay Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
City of Arcata Shay Park EST. 1981 FOREST MANAGEMENT & PARKLAND INITIATIVE - PARKLAND BOND 1979

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87921, -124.08998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shay Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stewart Park: 0.3 mi
  • Larson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cahill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ennes Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Fickle Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Granite Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Pidgeon Point: 6.8 mi
  • Cape Horn: 6.9 mi
  • Poverty Point: 7.1 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
  • APD Mural: 0.6 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 0.7 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 0.7 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 3.3 mi
  • Buddha Head Statue: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 5.8 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 6.2 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 18.0 mi
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Azalea State Reserve: 2.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shay Park Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spike Buck MountainESE 107°1,661 m23.2 mi
Grouse MountainESE 111°1,642 m23.4 mi
Bug Creek ButteSE 126°1,603 m21.7 mi
Board Camp MountainESE 123°1,567 m23.2 mi
Chaparral MountainSE 126°1,548 m20.4 mi
Board Camp ButteESE 123°1,541 m24.0 mi
Titlow HillE 98°1,518 m19.9 mi
Horse MountainE 91°1,506 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:29
June solstice05:4620:1120:52
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3816:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515456585957545147
Precip in6.75.65.73.61.70.70.20.20.72.34.98.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13685528889

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