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Dunsmuir House

Dunsmuir House from directly overhead

Dunsmuir House is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Sunol Peak stands 664 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunsmuir House and Gardens, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

Historic Estate in Oakland, CA

Dates from 1899-12.

Wikidata Q5315691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74298, -122.14110
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Dunsmuir House and Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • Muntjac: 0.5 mi
  • Sika Deer: 0.5 mi
  • Flamingo: 0.5 mi
  • Sun Bear: 0.5 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Birthday Party Area: 0.5 mi
  • Tern: 3.7 mi
  • Bufflehead: 3.8 mi
  • Egret: 3.8 mi
  • Rail: 4.0 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Holding Tomorrow's Heart: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial to the Chinese Laborers: 1.0 mi
  • City of San Leandro Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Water tank: 4.7 mi
  • Alameda Shellmound Plaque: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • Truth Is Beauty: 1.9 mi
  • Duplex Cone: 3.8 mi
  • Watermelon Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Rising Wave: 4.0 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 43
Springs: 23
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Dunsmuir House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunol PeakSE 125°664 m14.7 mi
Rock 2NE 41°617 m6.6 mi
Vollmer PeakNNW 336°581 m10.7 mi
Knobcone PointENE 62°568 m14.9 mi
Wiedemann HillE 92°565 m8.0 mi
Las Trampas PeakNE 34°557 m7.5 mi
Vail PeakNE 41°545 m7.5 mi
Chaparral PeakNNW 334°540 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355576063646565615550
Precip in3.43.52.71.40.60.20.00.00.10.92.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/415116944

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