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USS Potomac

USS Potomac from directly overhead

USS Potomac is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightship Relief, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Potomac was a major symbol of FDR's presidency during 1936-45; briefings, meetings, and decisions were made on board, and she provided transportation to a rendezvous with Winston Churchill to arrange the Atlantic Charter in 1940. Formerly USCGC Electra.

The record

What the record says

Built
1934
Elevation
00 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79533, -122.28011
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • Jack London: 0.2 mi
  • Pony Express Ferry "Oakland": 0.2 mi
  • Harold "Hal" A. Ellis, Jr.: 0.4 mi
  • C. L. Dellums: 0.5 mi
  • Oakland Chinatown Hall of Pioneers: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • The Cheemah Monument at Jack London Square: 0.2 mi
  • Roots Run Deep Mural: 0.2 mi
  • Oakland Grill Mural: 0.3 mi
  • Jack London Wolf: 0.3 mi
  • Hello Jack Mural: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Chinese Garden: 0.6 mi
  • REAP Center: 0.6 mi
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Alameda Point Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Kaiser Rooftop Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 1.4 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 1.4 mi
  • Circus Party Area: 1.5 mi
  • Neptune: 1.8 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 2.0 mi
  • High Street Center: 3.7 mi
  • Shellmound: 3.7 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of USS Potomac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNNE 28°581 m6.9 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE 29°540 m6.5 mi
Round TopNE 52°531 m6.1 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE 23°531 m6.5 mi
Barberry PeakNE 36°513 m6.3 mi
Volcanic PeakNE 45°498 m6.3 mi
Eureka PeakNNE 33°495 m6.9 mi
Redwood PeakENE 75°493 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 87000068OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — USS POTOMAC (yacht), reference 87000068, listed 02/20/87.

OpenStreetMap element way/170937280

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