Shay Park Plaque
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. 56 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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Arcata Community Forest - Sunny Brae Tract: 2.2 mi
- Azalea State Natural Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 3.6 mi
- Chah-GAH-Cho: 3.7 mi
- Ma-le'l Dunes South: 3.9 mi
- Natural History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center: 1.5 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 5.2 mi
- 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
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 4.5 mi
- Bell Buoy: 6.3 mi
- Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893: 6.3 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 6.3 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 0.7 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 4.7 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 12.9 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 13.7 mi
- Somoa Beach: 6.6 mi
- Clam Beach: 8.2 mi
- Little River State Beach: 9.5 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 13.2 mi
- College Cove South: 13.3 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 5.8 mi
- Carson Mansion: 6.2 mi
- Sumêg Village: 18.0 mi
- Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 22.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Little Head: 12.6 mi
- Elk Head: 13.5 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 2.7 mi
- The Portal: 13.2 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Buck Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,661 m | 23.2 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,642 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bug Creek Butte | SE 126° | 1,603 m | 21.7 mi |
| Board Camp Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,567 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | SE 126° | 1,548 m | 20.4 mi |
| Board Camp Butte | ESE 123° | 1,541 m | 24.0 mi |
| Titlow Hill | E 98° | 1,518 m | 19.9 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 91° | 1,506 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 8.1 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13685528889
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