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Oroville Chinese Temple

Oroville Chinese Temple from directly overhead

Oroville Chinese Temple is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Swain Hill stands 1,248 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The story

Chinese temple in Oroville, United States of America

Dates from 1863.

Wikidata Q2775619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
50 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51354, -121.56173

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Sank Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bedrock Park: 0.4 mi
  • Playtown USA: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Museums: 16
  • C F Lott Historic Home: 0.3 mi
  • Pioneer History Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Butte County Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
  • bath house museum: 0.8 mi
  • Gridley Museum: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Oroville Chinese Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swain HillENE 67°1,248 m18.5 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE 21°1,227 m18.6 mi
Pike County PeakE 98°1,095 m19.3 mi
Mount HopeE 88°1,075 m19.0 mi
Little Bald RockNE 51°1,043 m15.7 mi
Bald Rock DomeNE 54°1,022 m16.5 mi
Sunset HillE 87°1,006 m14.0 mi
Big Bald RockNE 52°990 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/474454629

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