Talking Pillars
Talking Pillars is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Black Butte stands 331 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit Rocks, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
These "Talking Pillars" stand in a circle around a single point, when standing on this point and speaking towards the pillars, one can hear their own voice echoed back at them.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Caldwell Park: 0.3 mi
- American Legion Park: 0.9 mi
- Oak Park: 1.0 mi
- Weberstown Park: 1.2 mi
- Madison Park: 1.2 mi
- Haggin Museum: 1.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Stockton: 2.1 mi
- USS Lucid: 2.6 mi
- San Joaquin County Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- World of Wonders Science Museum: 10.9 mi
- Spirit Rocks: 0.0 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Phi Chapter: 0.1 mi
- Spirit Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Byron: 19.6 mi
- 66 Main Street: 20.4 mi
- Southwest Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Marjorie Webster Williams Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Baun Garden: 0.2 mi
- West Quads Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- North Quads Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Dos Reis County Park: 10.6 mi
- Woodbridge Ecological Preserve - South Unit: 14.1 mi
- Woodbridge Ecological Preserve - North Unit: 14.6 mi
- Woodbridge Ecological Preserve - North Unit: 14.7 mi
- Dutch Slough: 20.0 mi
- Stockton: 2.1 mi
- Omega Cellars: 11.2 mi
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: 13.4 mi
- Skydive Lodi Parachute Center: 15.4 mi
- Tracy Holiday Light Show: 18.8 mi
- Tracy Fire Memorial: 18.0 mi
- God Bless America: 18.1 mi
- Hotel Western Sign: 18.1 mi
- Harvest Of Progress: 18.1 mi
- Liberty: 18.0 mi
- Mokelumne City: 20.1 mi
- San Joaquin City: 21.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Opal Hill: 24.1 mi
- Black Butte: 24.4 mi
- Mallard Group Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Mokelumne Beach: 20.0 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Talking Pillars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | SSW 202° | 331 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 61° | 153 m | 22.4 mi |
| Opal Hill | ENE 71° | 111 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton Fire STN 4, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4739307736
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