Park · California
Albany Bulb
Albany Bulb is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Life, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Albany
How to reach it
Coordinates37.89049, -122.32571
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Life: 0.1 mi
- Covid 2020: 0.1 mi
- Water Goddess: 0.1 mi
- Mad Mark's Castle: 0.2 mi
- The bulb: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Albany Neck: 0.2 mi
- Albany Plateau: 0.6 mi
- North Point Isabel: 1.0 mi
- Peggy Thomsen Pierce Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Albany Hill Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 0.7 mi
- South Richmond Shoreline: 1.3 mi
- Tern Nesting: 2.0 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Omescape: 1.0 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 1.4 mi
- SS Red Oak Victory: 2.4 mi
- The Mira Vista Rock: 3.4 mi
- Little Farm: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Albany Hill: 1.2 mi
- William Rust Summit: 3.1 mi
- Clinton Hill: 3.6 mi
- Holy Hill: 3.6 mi
- Nicholl Knob: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Village Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Urban Adamah: 1.5 mi
- AMS Garden: 1.8 mi
- Peralta Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Karl Linn Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 1.4 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Farms: In West Berkeley?: 2.1 mi
- Rancho Codornices: 2.2 mi
- Site of José Domingo Peralta Adobe: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Eames Institute: 1.6 mi
- Shorebird Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
- Takara Sake Museum: 2.2 mi
- Blake Garden: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic area #3: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 3.5 mi
- Indian Camp: 3.6 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 38
- Albany Beach: 0.5 mi
- Keller Beach: 3.9 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 4.1 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.5 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.6 mi
Springs: 25
- El Polín Spring: 9.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.8 mi
- Old Spring: 11.5 mi
- Worn Springs: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Abrigo Falls: 10.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 11.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.7 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 12.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- East Slope Badlands: 3.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 14.5 mi
- Chab: 15.4 mi
- Vent 5: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Winehaven: 6.5 mi
- Lynn: 8.0 mi
- Eckley: 13.1 mi
- Russell City: 19.5 mi
- Stokes Landing: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 6.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Stop: 17.9 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Albany Bulb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | E 95° | 581 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | E 99° | 540 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 97° | 531 m | 5.1 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 111° | 531 m | 7.8 mi |
| Barberry Peak | ESE 104° | 513 m | 6.3 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | ESE 107° | 498 m | 7.3 mi |
| Eureka Peak | E 97° | 495 m | 6.2 mi |
| Redwood Peak | ESE 122° | 493 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 3 mi away.
- Monarch901 obs
- California Ground Squirrel789 obs
- Snowy Egret586 obs
- Red Valerian560 obs
- Western Gull479 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow479 obs
- Anise Swallowtail470 obs
- Willet468 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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