Nature reserve · California
Hill Slough Wildlife Area
Hill Slough Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Vaca stands 857 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Suisun Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates38.22803, -122.01799
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Suisun Hill: 0.9 mi
- Luco Hill: 4.6 mi
- Cement Hill: 5.0 mi
- Nelson Hill: 5.5 mi
- Kirby Hill: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Lawler Ranch Park: 1.1 mi
- Lawler Falls Park: 1.3 mi
- Mike Day Park: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.4 mi
- Carl E. Hall Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Rockville Stone Chapel: 5.8 mi
- Cordelia: 6.4 mi
- Thompson's Corner Saloon: 6.4 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 7.5 mi
- William Gordon Huff: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 56
- Suisun Marsh Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Jelly Belly: 3.4 mi
- Fig Tree: 12.3 mi
- Standard Portland Cement ruins: 12.9 mi
- Superman Sign: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Picnic sites: 49
- Laflin Park Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Parkview Area: 11.7 mi
- Peacock Roost Area: 11.7 mi
- Upper Vista Area: 11.7 mi
- Lower Vista Area: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 41
- Passage & Flow: 1.5 mi
- Until Then: 1.5 mi
- KUIC Sculpture: 8.9 mi
- Valley Harvest: 9.0 mi
- "Dixie" the Dinosaur: 9.3 mi
Museums: 40
- American Armory Museum: 4.0 mi
- Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: 5.5 mi
- Pena Adobe Park: 7.6 mi
- Western Railway Museum: 7.9 mi
- Vacaville Museum: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Pauline Davidson Living Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- Fairfield Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 4.4 mi
- The Grove: 5.5 mi
- Vacaville's Demonstration Garden: 7.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Sulfur Springs: 11.6 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 22.9 mi
- Soto Springs: 23.1 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 23.6 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Cement: 4.6 mi
- Ambrose: 13.8 mi
- Eckley: 15.7 mi
- Nortonville: 20.1 mi
- Somersville: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Green Valley Falls: 9.5 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 20.9 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Playpen: 17.2 mi
- Kite beach: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Stags Leap: 20.8 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Hill Slough Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vaca | NNW 338° | 857 m | 12.8 mi |
| Atlas Peak | NW 319° | 814 m | 20.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | NNW 341° | 726 m | 10.8 mi |
| Twin Sisters | WNW 303° | 659 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount George | NW 306° | 572 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf | WNW 283° | 499 m | 11.3 mi |
| Haystack | NW 312° | 474 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Zion | S 170° | 473 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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