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Sterlingshire Historical Site

Sterlingshire Historical Site from directly overhead

Sterlingshire Historical Site is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Mount Danaher stands 1,026 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairchild Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

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he Central Overland Pony Express passed this site many times. Green Valley Road was the gateway to the gold region, and was the center of activities in the 1850’s & 60’s, where many early California Inns were located. In the late 1800’s a stagecoach, driv
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Coordinates38.71128, -121.06738
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fairchild Park: 0.8 mi
  • Art Weisburg Park: 0.9 mi
  • Willian C. "Bill" McCabe Park: 1.0 mi
  • St. Andrews Park: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Andrews Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Iron Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Vulture Nest Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Crumpet: 3.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Mormon Hill: 4.0 mi
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 23
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 7.6 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Border Garden: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 8
  • Southwind Labradors: 4.0 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 4.9 mi
  • Safetyville USA: 18.1 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 20.6 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Pit Stop Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 7.8 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Pecker Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Leete Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 10.7 mi
  • Rock Creek: 16.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Wetland Preserve: 10.7 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Sterlingshire Historical Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaherE 84°1,026 m21.7 mi
SugarloafENE 56°1,022 m21.4 mi
Grey Eagle HillNE 48°999 m20.9 mi
Hotchkiss HillNE 44°973 m19.5 mi
Shoemaker HillNE 50°930 m18.5 mi
Castle RockENE 66°905 m19.8 mi
White Oak PointENE 76°869 m20.1 mi
Iowa HillENE 78°867 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:4119:5320:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13235950982

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