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The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Alpha Chapter

The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Alpha Chapter from directly overhead

The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Alpha Chapter is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Macchi Bears, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87393, -122.25860

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Holy Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Spiral Knob: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Island: 1.5 mi
  • Padre: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel: 1.6 mi
  • Acacia: 1.7 mi
  • Elder: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 57
  • North Gate: 0.1 mi
  • Builders of Berkeley: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Pool: 0.1 mi
  • 4.0 Ball: 0.1 mi
  • AIDS Memorial Courtyard: 0.1 mi
Parks
Attractions
Beaches: 36
Springs: 22
  • El Polín Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Old Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Alpha Chapter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ESE617 m11.5 mi
Vollmer PeakENE581 m2.1 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE557 m11.0 mi
Vail PeakESE545 m11.8 mi
Chaparral PeakE540 m2.0 mi
Grizzly PeakENE531 m1.5 mi
Round TopESE531 m4.0 mi
Eagle PeakESE524 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11251890562

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