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Steinbeck House & Restaurant

Steinbeck House & Restaurant from directly overhead

Steinbeck House & Restaurant is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Palo Escrito Peak stands 1,352 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is National Steinbeck Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in California, United States

Dates from 1897.

Wikidata Q6258989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Valley Guild

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.67668, -121.65930

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 56
  • Tiger (Female): 6.0 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 6.0 mi
  • Savanna: 6.1 mi
  • Giant artichoke: 7.9 mi
  • Sea otters: 11.3 mi
Museums: 33
Historic sites: 28
Beaches: 25
  • Marina State Beach: 8.4 mi
  • North Marina: 8.5 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Island Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Jetty Beach: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 6.0 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Memory Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 13.3 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Jesus Statue: 7.6 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 11.1 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 11.4 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 12.3 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 12.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Horseshoe Spring: 12.3 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Stone Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Pat Springs: 22.1 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fern Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Steinbeck House & Restaurant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palo Escrito PeakSSE 154°1,352 m20.9 mi
Mount CarmelSSW 200°1,344 m21.3 mi
Big Pines PeakSSW 195°1,235 m21.9 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 206°1,088 m21.1 mi
Mount ToroSSE 165°1,081 m10.8 mi
Mount JohnsonESE 103°1,048 m19.7 mi
McPhails PeakE 95°1,016 m16.3 mi
Mount HarlanE 84°991 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:29
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/879947250

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