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The Center Building

The Center Building from directly overhead

The Center Building is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. Eylar Mountain stands 1,224 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Del Puerto, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
31 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47153, -121.13022

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park: 0.1 mi
  • North Park: 0.1 mi
  • Felipe Garza Park: 0.6 mi
  • Golden Amber Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sorensen Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 35
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 14
Artworks: 13
Springs: 7
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Bear Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Bear Spring Concrete Basin: 24.1 mi
  • Bear Spring: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Finnegan Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Robison Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Christmas Tree Lane: 16.6 mi
  • Tracy Holiday Light Show: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Center Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eylar MountainW 271°1,224 m23.4 mi
Mount StakesSW 236°1,157 m18.4 mi
Black MountainWSW 238°1,144 m18.1 mi
Mount MochoW 267°1,117 m20.0 mi
Red MountainWSW 258°1,113 m18.9 mi
Mount BoardmanW 272°1,093 m18.8 mi
Mount OsoW 281°1,024 m13.6 mi
Mount WallaceWNW 282°942 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4519:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1616:1016:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616875797874655547
Precip in2.62.21.81.00.70.20.00.00.10.51.12.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/315094846

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