Preston Castle
Preston Castle is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Mount Crossman stands 1,184 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former reform school in California, US
Wikidata Q7241986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Charles Howard Park: 1.3 mi
- Pardee Reservoir Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Rancheria Creek Park: 6.6 mi
- Rock Monument: 7.1 mi
- Church Bell Hill: 1.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.7 mi
- Newman Hill: 2.9 mi
- Dutschke Hill: 3.1 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.2 mi
- Amador Whitney Museum: 7.3 mi
- Monteverde Store Museum: 7.6 mi
- Knight Foundry: 7.8 mi
- Change House Museum and Gift Shop: 8.5 mi
- Amador County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Iron Ivan: 0.6 mi
- Keystone Mine: 7.3 mi
- Tailing Wheel No. 1: 8.7 mi
- Massa Tunnel: 8.7 mi
- Tailing Wheel No. 2: 8.7 mi
- The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 7.1 mi
- Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 7.3 mi
- Sutter Gold Mine: 7.6 mi
- Kennedy Gold Mine: 8.5 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 17.5 mi
- Spanish Spring: 3.7 mi
- Canzatti Spring: 22.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 23.2 mi
- Liddicoat Spring: 24.9 mi
- Middle Bar: 11.0 mi
- Michigan Bar: 11.2 mi
- Logtown: 19.4 mi
- Liberty: 20.9 mi
- A Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- B Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- C Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Mokelumne Beach: 13.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 24.7 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 24.7 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 18.8 mi
- Elk Grove Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Pecker Falls: 21.6 mi
- Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Preston Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Crossman | ENE 72° | 1,184 m | 23.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 55° | 1,063 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cement Hill | NE 52° | 1,018 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Zion | E 83° | 899 m | 15.6 mi |
| Joaquin Peak | SE 139° | 854 m | 20.2 mi |
| Quiggs Mountain | ESE 117° | 843 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Aukum | NE 38° | 797 m | 18.6 mi |
| Clinton Peak | E 85° | 733 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutter Hill CDF, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/393201860
Day trips start here
- El Dorado Hills · 24 mi
- Folsom · 25 mi
- Placerville · 27 mi
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