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American Lakes School Park

American Lakes School Park from directly overhead

American Lakes School Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Flagstaff Hill stands 432 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Northgate Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.61709, -121.49211
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northgate Park: 0.1 mi
  • South Natomas Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Niños Parkway: 0.5 mi
  • Strauch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bannon Creek Park and Parkway: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 50
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 41
  • Sutter Health Park: 2.8 mi
  • The Little Engine That Could: 5.3 mi
  • Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 5.3 mi
  • Cinderella's Coach: 5.3 mi
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: 5.3 mi
Museums: 40
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 22
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 12.0 mi
  • Laurel Canyon Preserve: 12.7 mi
  • East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Whisky Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 11.9 mi
  • Barney Mound: 12.5 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 5.4 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 5.5 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 5.5 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 5.6 mi
  • Group community site: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 16.3 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 19.1 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Lakes School Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagstaff HillENE 65°432 m24.4 mi
Shirttail PeakENE 61°363 m24.9 mi
Iron MountainENE 69°269 m23.9 mi
Carpenter HillE 84°253 m21.3 mi
SugarloafNE 51°218 m23.4 mi
Volcano HillENE 65°129 m17.4 mi
Thunder hillNE 45°129 m18.9 mi
Horse Shoe HillE 81°127.6 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:35
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Yellow-billed Magpie161 obs
  • Yellow Fever Mosquito76 obs
  • Canada Goose75 obs
  • valley oak63 obs
  • Wild Turkey62 obs
  • Indian Peafowl57 obs
  • Black Phoebe56 obs
  • Pond Slider52 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/493360201

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