Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rufus Magnus, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Engineering Honors Society, California Sigma, Founded in 1985
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Noble Hall Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Pearl Chase Park: 0.4 mi
- Goleta Beach State Park: 0.6 mi
- Goleta Beach County Park: 0.7 mi
- Pardall Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Rufus Magnus: 0.1 mi
- Ruins V: 0.1 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.2 mi
- Henley Gate: 0.2 mi
- Flying Pencils: 0.2 mi
- Brush Peak: 6.6 mi
- Lavigia Hill: 7.3 mi
- Condor Point: 7.8 mi
- Barger Peak: 8.2 mi
- Dibblee Hill: 8.2 mi
- Walter Kohn Hall: 0.1 mi
- Wyatt Patio: 0.1 mi
- Planted in honor of William J Villa: 0.1 mi
- A. Russell Buchanan Hall: 0.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Art, Design & Architecture Museum: 0.4 mi
- South Coast Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Stow House: 2.1 mi
- Ranchyard and History Education Center: 2.1 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: 7.5 mi
- Coronado Butterfly Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Earl Warren Show Grounds: 6.1 mi
- Raptor's Perch: 8.0 mi
- Quail Grove: 8.0 mi
- Fallen Forest: 8.1 mi
- Depressions Beach: 0.6 mi
- Isla Vista Beach: 1.0 mi
- Devereux Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sands Beach: 2.2 mi
- More Mesa Beach: 2.3 mi
- Veronica Springs: 5.7 mi
- Laurel Springs: 7.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 10.4 mi
- Loma Alta Spring: 12.0 mi
- 19 Oaks Spring: 12.0 mi
- UCSB Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Learning Garden: 0.5 mi
- Manzanita Village Habitat Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ramona Court: 1.5 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Camino Corto Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Coal Oil Point Reserve: 2.0 mi
- North Campus Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Fire Crags: 6.2 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 6.3 mi
- Barger Bluff: 7.8 mi
- San Ysidro Rock: 12.8 mi
- Profile Point: 23.7 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 8.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tangerine Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 12.0 mi
- Nojoqui Falls: 20.4 mi
- Elusive Arch: 5.7 mi
- San Roque Arch: 7.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 24.8 mi
- Little Caliente Spring: 15.4 mi
- Gaviota Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tau Beta Pi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,077 m | 22.3 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NE 37° | 1,993 m | 23.9 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | N 4° | 1,973 m | 20.6 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | N 359° | 1,887 m | 19.9 mi |
| Samon Peak | NNE 27° | 1,840 m | 24.8 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 68° | 1,831 m | 23.0 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,688 m | 23.3 mi |
| Santa Cruz Peak | N 5° | 1,687 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13707146841
Day trips start here
- Goleta · 2 mi
- Santa Barbara · 8 mi
- Montecito · 12 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 13 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 14 mi
- Carpinteria · 19 mi
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