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Fog Signal Building

Fog Signal Building from directly overhead

Fog Signal Building is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil Storage Building, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.18171, -122.39437
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 6.8 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 9.0 mi
  • stone fireplace: 9.4 mi
  • Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 11.9 mi
  • Page Mill Site: 12.6 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Choctaw Youth Camp: 10.8 mi
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
  • Orchard Glen: 17.0 mi
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 51
Museums: 42
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 12
  • Bulls Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Spring source: 15.7 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Fog Signal Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiE 80°985 m16.8 mi
Castle RockE 79°979 m16.7 mi
The PeakE 82°917 m18.0 mi
Lookout TowerENE 74°892 m16.3 mi
Goat RockENE 78°890 m16.1 mi
Sunnyvale MountainE 82°880 m18.1 mi
Summit RockENE 76°878 m16.8 mi
Varian PeakENE 78°873 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2016:1616:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/604428753

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