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Meins Landing

Meins Landing from directly overhead

Meins Landing is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Water Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12632, -121.90561

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Birds Landing - Benjamin's Store: 1.9 mi
  • Riverview Union High School: 8.7 mi
  • Casino Building: 9.0 mi
  • Women's Club: 9.2 mi
  • Mt. Diablo Coal Field: 11.8 mi
Peaks
  • Kirby Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Luco Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Suisun Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Mulligan Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Rose Hill: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites
Parks
  • Riverview Park: 6.0 mi
  • Central Harbor Park: 6.1 mi
  • Mariner Park: 6.6 mi
  • Marina Walk Park: 6.6 mi
  • John Buckley Square: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Suisun Marsh Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.8 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 11.4 mi
  • Tea Cups: 11.4 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 49
  • "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 6.5 mi
  • The Fisherman: 6.5 mi
  • Ore Cart: 6.6 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 6.6 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 6.6 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 36
Springs: 15
  • Sulfur Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Burma Spring: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Mitchell Rock: 14.7 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 18.1 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Meins Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloS 182°1,173 m16.9 mi
Devil's PulpitS 181°1,110 m16.9 mi
North PeakS 179°1,084 m16.1 mi
Ransom PointS 182°1,037 m16.6 mi
Mount OlympiaS 179°898 m15.6 mi
Eagle PeakS 187°722 m15.6 mi
Twin SistersNW 311°659 m19.1 mi
Red Leg PeakSSE 166°652 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5520:35
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2116:1016:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357606571737472655650
Precip in3.23.22.31.10.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Buchanan FLD, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/661357925

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