Nature reserve · California
Rush Ranch
Rush Ranch is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Vaca stands 857 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Suisun Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
How to reach it
Coordinates38.20582, -122.02031
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Suisun Hill: 0.6 mi
- Luco Hill: 4.5 mi
- Nelson Hill: 5.5 mi
- Kirby Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cement Hill: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Lawler Ranch Park: 2.5 mi
- Lawler Falls Park: 2.5 mi
- Mike Day Park: 2.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.9 mi
- Carl E. Hall Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Cordelia: 6.1 mi
- Thompson's Corner Saloon: 6.1 mi
- Rockville Stone Chapel: 6.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 9.1 mi
- William Gordon Huff: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Laflin Park Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Parkview Area: 10.7 mi
- Upper Vista Area: 10.7 mi
- Peacock Roost Area: 10.7 mi
- Lower Vista Area: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 58
- Suisun Marsh Overlook: 2.8 mi
- Jelly Belly: 3.9 mi
- Superman Sign: 12.4 mi
- Wonder Woman Sign: 12.4 mi
- Dolphin Discovery Classroom: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 46
- Passage & Flow: 2.6 mi
- Until Then: 2.7 mi
- "Dixie" the Dinosaur: 10.1 mi
- KUIC Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Valley Harvest: 10.6 mi
Museums: 41
- American Armory Museum: 4.5 mi
- Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: 6.6 mi
- Western Railway Museum: 7.9 mi
- Pena Adobe Park: 9.1 mi
- Vacaville Museum: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 34
- Fairfield Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Pauline Davidson Living Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Grove: 6.9 mi
- Vacaville's Demonstration Garden: 9.2 mi
Springs: 12
- Sulfur Springs: 10.3 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 21.4 mi
- Soto Springs: 21.6 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 22.1 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Cement: 6.2 mi
- Ambrose: 12.4 mi
- Eckley: 14.4 mi
- Nortonville: 18.7 mi
- Somersville: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Green Valley Falls: 10.0 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 19.4 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Kite beach: 16.3 mi
- Playpen: 16.3 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mitchell Rock: 20.5 mi
- Stags Leap: 21.7 mi
- Turtle Rock: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Rush Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vaca | NNW 341° | 857 m | 14.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | NNW 344° | 726 m | 12.2 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NW 310° | 659 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount George | NW 311° | 572 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf | WNW 290° | 499 m | 11.6 mi |
| Black Point | S 171° | 492 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Zion | S 169° | 473 m | 19.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 167° | 463 m | 20.8 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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