Headwaters Education Center
Headwaters Education Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Grouse Mountain stands 1,642 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Humboldt Hill, a peak 3.6 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lundbar Hills Park: 5.0 mi
- Fields Landing Coastal Fishing Access: 5.4 mi
- Loleta Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Sequoia Park: 6.1 mi
- Rohner Park: 6.2 mi
- Humboldt Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tompkins Hill: 5.0 mi
- Pidgeon Point: 6.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 7.5 mi
- Pine Butte: 9.6 mi
- Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Mike Thompson Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 9.7 mi
- Digawututklh: 10.0 mi
- Manila Dunes Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Fort Humboldt Museum: 6.7 mi
- Discovery Museum: 7.9 mi
- Clarke Memorial Museum: 8.1 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 8.2 mi
- Timber Heritage Association: 9.4 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 8.4 mi
- Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893: 9.4 mi
- Bell Buoy: 9.4 mi
- Veteran memorial hall: 10.0 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 13.3 mi
- Giant Wooden Cross: 6.3 mi
- Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 8.0 mi
- Following Current Events: 8.3 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 12.6 mi
- AMPT Mural: 12.7 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 12.5 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
- Carson Mansion: 8.2 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 8.2 mi
- Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 10.4 mi
- The Immortal Tree: 20.7 mi
- Flat Iron Tree: 24.6 mi
- Somoa Beach: 9.7 mi
- Centerville Beach: 14.0 mi
- Clam Beach: 21.2 mi
- Little River State Beach: 22.6 mi
- Lost Coast: 22.7 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 16.0 mi
- Drury-Chaney Trail Head: 18.6 mi
- Blue Slide Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
- Big Trees Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
- Table Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Scotia Bluffs: 12.5 mi
- Elephant Rock: 17.3 mi
- Pepperwood Falls: 21.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Headwaters Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,642 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bug Creek Butte | E 89° | 1,603 m | 19.8 mi |
| Board Camp Mountain | E 88° | 1,567 m | 21.6 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | E 87° | 1,548 m | 18.6 mi |
| Board Camp Butte | E 90° | 1,541 m | 22.2 mi |
| Titlow Hill | ENE 65° | 1,518 m | 24.2 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,506 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mad River Buttes | E 88° | 1,505 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 8.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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