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Blue Heron Trails

Blue Heron Trails from directly overhead

Blue Heron Trails is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Whisky Hill stands 10 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Green Heron Playscape, a garden 0.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.37052, -121.49249

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hood Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Henderson Park: 2.0 mi
  • Don Nottoli Park: 2.1 mi
  • George Park: 2.4 mi
  • Houde Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Steampunk Art: 6.9 mi
  • Steampunk Art: 7.0 mi
  • Peter Rabbit: 7.0 mi
  • Steampunk Art: 7.0 mi
  • Steampunk Art: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Sacramento Adventure Playground: 10.4 mi
  • Little Saigon: 10.4 mi
  • Giraffe Viewing Deck: 11.6 mi
  • Conservation Carousel: 11.7 mi
  • Old Woman in the Shoe Slide: 11.7 mi
Museums: 35
  • Elk Grove Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • Locke Boarding House Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Locke Chinese School Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Dai Loy Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 31
  • Little Green Heron Playscape: 0.2 mi
  • Elk Grove Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Birthday Area 1: 11.5 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 11.5 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 11.5 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 11.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Whisky Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whisky HillN 4°10 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2016:0816:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155606672767573655447
Precip in3.73.52.71.30.80.20.00.00.10.91.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/439443303

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