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Tau Beta Pi

Tau Beta Pi from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Engineering Honors Society, California Sigma, Founded in 1985
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.41388, -119.84199
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 53
Historic sites: 46
Peaks: 46
  • 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
Museums: 30
Beaches: 26
  • 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
Springs: 26
  • Veronica Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Loma Alta Spring: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 17
Gardens: 15
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Natural arches: 3
  • Elusive Arch: 5.7 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 7.4 mi
  • Arch Rock: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE 29°2,077 m22.3 mi
Madulce PeakNE 37°1,993 m23.9 mi
San Rafael MountainN 4°1,973 m20.6 mi
McKinley MountainN 359°1,887 m19.9 mi
Samon PeakNNE 27°1,840 m24.8 mi
Monte AridoENE 68°1,831 m23.0 mi
Old Man MountainENE 72°1,688 m23.3 mi
Santa Cruz PeakN 5°1,687 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0316:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456586062666665625752
Precip in3.83.93.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.71.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13707146841

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