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Wreck of Northerner Historical Mark

Wreck of Northerner Historical Mark from directly overhead

Wreck of Northerner Historical Mark is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. South Rainbow Peak stands 1,078 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Centerville Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

park in Humboldt County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49583221, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
19 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.57013, -124.35172

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Fern Cottage Historic District: 2.3 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 4.5 mi
  • Crab County Park: 5.6 mi
  • Loleta Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • California Coastal National Monument: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Little Bald Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Buzzards Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Tompkins Hill: 9.8 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 4.7 mi
  • George C. Lindley Memorial Bridge: 18.1 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 19.2 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 19.6 mi
  • The Immortal Tree: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Giant Wooden Cross: 10.9 mi
  • Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 18.7 mi
  • Following Current Events: 18.8 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 24.7 mi
  • APD Mural: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Centerville Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Lost Coast: 9.6 mi
  • Somoa Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Mattole Beach: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Drury-Chaney Trail Head: 21.1 mi
  • Big Trees Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
  • Blue Slide Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Elephant Rock: 3.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wreck of Northerner Historical Mark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Rainbow PeakSE 142°1,078 m19.9 mi
Bald JesseE 94°1,050 m24.8 mi
Taylor PeakSSE 153°1,030 m15.0 mi
Rainbow PeakSE 141°1,026 m15.5 mi
Mount PierceSE 131°970 m16.1 mi
Black ButteE 91°961 m23.2 mi
Ashfield ButteENE 67°960 m24.7 mi
Thomas HillSE 135°935 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:4820:1120:52
September equinox07:0618:4019:16
December solstice07:3816:1116:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505051535759626362585348
Precip in8.67.86.93.91.90.60.10.10.52.45.29.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scotia, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358803051

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