Groveland Jail
Groveland Jail is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 865 m. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Laveroni Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.0 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 28.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tip Top Peak: 1.8 mi
- Moccasin Peak: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.2 mi
- Peñon Blanco Point: 6.4 mi
- Mary Laveroni Park: 0.3 mi
- Groveland Sports Complex: 0.8 mi
- Red Cloud: 8.2 mi
- West Side Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Coulterville Park: 9.0 mi
- Walton Cabin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Alder Spring: 8.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 9.6 mi
- Freeze-Out Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 12.6 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 5.8 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 11.1 mi
- Old Crimea House: 13.4 mi
- Eastwood Ravine Trestle Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 16.1 mi
- Groveland Museum: 0.4 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 9.0 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 13.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 13.1 mi
- Remote Camp: 5.8 mi
- Moccasin Point: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 18.6 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 8.4 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 13.1 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 20.4 mi
- Merced Grove: 22.3 mi
- Knights Ferry Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Chinese Camp: 11.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 11.2 mi
- Cat Town: 15.5 mi
- French Flat: 16.0 mi
- Carson Hill: 19.9 mi
- Diana Falls: 12.2 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 18.4 mi
- Preston Falls: 19.4 mi
- Carlon Falls: 21.3 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 1.8 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 2.4 mi
- The Grotto: 14.0 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 18.4 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 19.3 mi
- Red Hills: 12.2 mi
- National Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Dedication Garden: 5.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Groveland Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | ESE 108° | 1,826 m | 17.0 mi |
| Duckwall Mountain | NE 34° | 1,775 m | 10.9 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,665 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Lewis | NNE 16° | 1,661 m | 14.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 39° | 1,607 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | E 93° | 1,600 m | 16.2 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | N 357° | 1,486 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Provo | N 7° | 1,479 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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