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The American River Water Education Center

The American River Water Education Center from directly overhead

The American River Water Education Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Hotchkiss Hill stands 973 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hannaford Family Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

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Coordinates38.70945, -121.17087
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hannaford Family Park: 0.4 mi
  • Egloff Family Park: 0.5 mi
  • Granite Bay Hills Park: 1.1 mi
  • Bud and Artie Davies Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lew Howard Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Volcano Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 42
Attractions: 38
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 29
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 2.4 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Border Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 3.2 mi
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Wesley Reserve: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Picnic Tables: 9.4 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Group community site: 10.4 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Laurel Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 3.9 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Leete Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 7.1 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Rock Creek: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of The American River Water Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hotchkiss HillNE 54°973 m23.8 mi
Shoemaker HillENE 58°930 m23.1 mi
Mameluke HillNE 51°822 m22.7 mi
Bottle HillNE 47°807 m23.7 mi
Cement HillNE 47°785 m23.4 mi
Round HillENE 68°775 m22.2 mi
Spanish HillENE 67°760 m20.9 mi
Negro HillE 82°751 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:34
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053566472787773645347
Precip in7.06.56.12.81.60.40.00.10.21.43.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3965606857

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