Historic site · California
The Bane Bill
The Bane Bill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Sanel Mountain stands 994 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea Pine Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- Redwood
- Inscription
- With the 1972 passage of the voter-approved Coastal Zone Conversation Act (Proposition 20), The Sea Ranch became embattled with California’s North Central Coast Regional Commission, which was charged with regulating coastal development. The subsequent bui
How to reach it
Coordinates38.73754, -123.49497
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Red Rock Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Gualala Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Nob Hill: 8.8 mi
- Rockpile Peak: 9.3 mi
- Inman Rock: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 17
- Sea Pine Beach: 0.2 mi
- Walk On Beach: 0.5 mi
- Dune Drift Beach: 0.8 mi
- Tide Pool Beach: 0.9 mi
- Seal Rookery: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- TSRA Marine Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve: 1.0 mi
- Gualala Point Regional Park: 2.3 mi
- TSRA Marine Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Green Cove Seal Rookery: 3.2 mi
Parks: 9
- One-Eyed Jacks: 0.9 mi
- Children's Environmental Play Park: 1.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.7 mi
- The Hot Spot: 4.2 mi
- Bower Park: 4.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Summit Spring: 16.3 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 18.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.4 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- AIA 25 Year Award: 5.4 mi
- Fifteen Japanese from Yawatahama: 16.8 mi
- Point Arena Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Windmill: 20.4 mi
- Fort Ross: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Pumpkin Patch: 23.6 mi
- Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- The Tropical: 23.7 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 23.7 mi
- Upper Orchard: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 4
- White Cap Arch: 1.7 mi
- Fish Rocks Arch: 6.9 mi
- Hitch'n Post: 17.9 mi
- Point Arena Arch: 18.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.0 mi
- Anderson Valley History Museum: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Skyline Trailer: 13.8 mi
- Peace Totem: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- B Bryan Preserve: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Deadman Cliff: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Arena Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of The Bane Bill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanel Mountain | NE 46° | 994 m | 20.9 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NE 49° | 950 m | 21.0 mi |
| Ward Mountain | NE 53° | 910 m | 21.4 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NE 36° | 894 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | N 356° | 815 m | 19.8 mi |
| Buck Peak | N 6° | 810 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 96° | 807 m | 19.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 72° | 781 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7809271525
Day trips start here
- Boonville · 20 mi
- Mendocino County · 27 mi
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