Ford House Visitors Center
Ford House Visitors Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Strong Mountain stands 978 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelley House Museum & Research Center, a park 0.1 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
historic house in Mendocino, California, United States
Wikidata Q56255707, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- MendoParks (Mendocino Area Parks Association)
How to reach it
113 named places within 25 miles
- Kelley House Museum & Research Center: 0.1 mi
- Mendocino and Headlands Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Mendocino Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Petanque: 0.3 mi
- Observatory Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mathison Peak: 6.2 mi
- Navarro Head: 7.7 mi
- Noyo Hill: 7.9 mi
- McGuire Hill: 10.0 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Beach: 3.9 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Portuguese Beach: 0.2 mi
- Big River Beach: 0.3 mi
- Russian Gulch: 1.7 mi
- Caspar Headlands State Beach: 4.0 mi
- Jug Handle Beach: 5.1 mi
- Little River Improvement Club & Museum: 2.0 mi
- First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum: 3.3 mi
- Marine Science Exhibit: 3.3 mi
- Noyo Center for Marine Science: 9.7 mi
- Guest House Museum: 9.7 mi
- Blowhole: 1.8 mi
- Jughandle: 5.0 mi
- Arch of the Navarro: 8.0 mi
- Wharf Rock West Arch: 12.7 mi
- Wharf Rock East Arch: 12.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden and Orchard: 7.1 mi
- Dahlia Garden: 7.2 mi
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: 7.2 mi
- zen garden: 23.6 mi
- Harold J. Alexander Tree: 15.7 mi
- Grubb Grove: 22.3 mi
- Hermit Hut: 23.7 mi
- Point Arena Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Willits Arch: 24.9 mi
- Camp One Day Use: 8.5 mi
- Camp 20: 13.3 mi
- Dogwood Day Use: 14.5 mi
- Huckleberry Hollow: 15.6 mi
- Three Springs: 21.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.1 mi
- Playing With Auntie (Totem 7 of 8): 2.4 mi
- Edgewater Gallery: 9.7 mi
- Point Cabrillo Light Station: 3.3 mi
- Point Arena Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Skunk Train: 9.7 mi
- Tide pools: 12.8 mi
- Newgard Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ford House Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Mountain | NE 40° | 978 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sherwood Peak | NE 47° | 977 m | 21.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NE 39° | 944 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | SE 143° | 815 m | 24.5 mi |
| Two Rock | ENE 78° | 809 m | 19.3 mi |
| Irene Peak | E 84° | 802 m | 22.2 mi |
| Williams Peak | E 87° | 784 m | 20.6 mi |
| Impassable Rocks | E 87° | 781 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bragg 5 N, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13546495204
Day trips start here
- Mendocino County · 21 mi
- Willits · 25 mi
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