Museum · California
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Bug Creek Butte stands 1,603 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Friends of the Dunes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85734, -124.16324
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Manila Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Samoa County Park: 2.9 mi
- Windsong Park: 3.3 mi
- Mountain View Park: 3.3 mi
- Greenview Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 45
- Fickle Hill: 5.9 mi
- Pidgeon Point: 6.2 mi
- Cape Horn: 7.6 mi
- Granite Butte: 7.9 mi
- Humboldt Hill: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 0.1 mi
- Ma-le'l Dunes South: 0.7 mi
- Manila Dunes Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Digawututklh: 2.1 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 4.2 mi
Museums: 15
- Timber Heritage Association: 2.7 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 2.7 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 2.8 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 3.6 mi
- Clarke Memorial Museum: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Bell Buoy: 2.7 mi
- Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893: 2.8 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 3.4 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 4.1 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 10
- Following Current Events: 3.6 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 3.8 mi
- APD Mural: 4.1 mi
- AMPT Mural: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Somoa Beach: 2.8 mi
- Clam Beach: 9.9 mi
- Little River State Beach: 11.3 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 14.4 mi
- College Cove South: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 3.8 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 5.6 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 6.3 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 11.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Red Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Table Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Little Head: 13.8 mi
- Elk Head: 14.6 mi
- Scotia Bluffs: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Blue Ox Millworks: 3.5 mi
- Carson Mansion: 3.6 mi
- Sumêg Village: 19.3 mi
- Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Trinidad Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Azalea State Reserve: 6.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Portal: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Humboldt Coastal Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Creek Butte | ESE 117° | 1,603 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,548 m | 22.9 mi |
| Titlow Hill | E 93° | 1,518 m | 23.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 87° | 1,506 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mad River Buttes | ESE 119° | 1,505 m | 22.9 mi |
| Snow Camp Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,403 m | 21.9 mi |
| Indian Butte | E 85° | 1,373 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buck Buttes | ENE 70° | 1,261 m | 24.1 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 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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