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Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Crescent Unit

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Crescent Unit from directly overhead

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Crescent Unit is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. North Peak stands 1,084 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Island Slough Unit, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of FIsh and Wildlife

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.14998, -121.99008
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Kirby Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Suisun Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Luco Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Nelson Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Red Top: 9.8 mi
Attractions
  • Suisun Marsh Overlook: 5.5 mi
  • Jelly Belly: 7.8 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 11.2 mi
  • Tea Cups: 11.2 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 11.2 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Birds Landing - Benjamin's Store: 6.6 mi
  • Cordelia: 8.8 mi
  • Thompson's Corner Saloon: 8.9 mi
  • Rockville Stone Chapel: 9.8 mi
  • Site of the Former Benicia Barracks: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Laflin Park Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Vista Area: 10.9 mi
  • Upper Vista Area: 10.9 mi
  • Parkview Area: 10.9 mi
  • Peacock Roost Area: 11.0 mi
Gardens
  • Fairfield Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Pauline Davidson Living Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Ambrose Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 10.0 mi
  • The Grove: 10.0 mi
Museums: 42
  • Western Railway Museum: 7.3 mi
  • American Armory Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Pittsburg Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 10.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sulfur Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Soto Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Mitchell Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 19.7 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Crescent Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSE 165°1,084 m18.4 mi
Mount OlympiaSSE 164°898 m17.8 mi
Mount VacaNNW 340°857 m18.4 mi
Signal HillNNW 342°726 m16.4 mi
Eagle PeakS 171°722 m17.4 mi
Twin SistersNW 318°659 m14.6 mi
Mount GeorgeNW 317°572 m18.2 mi
SugarloafWNW 302°499 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5620:35
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2216:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495256606571747472655548
Precip in4.75.03.31.50.70.20.00.00.11.12.55.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/601405887

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